Baseball Game Preview: Nazareth Area Blue Eagles vs. Liberty Hurricanes

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Previous Games

04/16/25 - Away	7-0 W
05/06/24 - Away	4-2 W
05/03/24 - Home	3-14 L
05/15/23 - Neutral	2-12 L
04/25/23 - Home	1-18 L
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Nazareth Area and Liberty are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Blue Eagles will host the Hurricanes at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Nazareth Area is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.

Nazareth Area's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Northampton 1-0. The one-run effort marked the Blue Eagles' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Nazareth Area secured the win behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Chase Kilareski, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Liberty, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over Easton Area on Tuesday. Considering the Hurricanes have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Liberty pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Nazareth Area, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.

Nazareth Area took their win against Liberty in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 7-0 score. Will the Blue Eagles repeat their success, or do the Hurricanes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.