Pope John Paul II entered their tilt with E.D. White with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top against the E.D. White Cardinals by a score of 5-2 on Thursday.
Caden Amie spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Blaze Rodriguez was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Andrew Hoff, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Pope John Paul II is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for E.D. White, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pope John Paul II is on the road again on Friday to play Slidell at 6:30 p.m. Slidell is on a three-game streak of home wins, Pope John Paul II a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for E.D. White, they will head out on the road to face off against Chalmette at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. E.D. White's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Chalmette's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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