Baseball Game Preview: Bethlehem Catholic Hawks vs. Whitehall Zephyrs

The Bethlehem Catholic Hawks will challenge the Whitehall Zephyrs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bethlehem Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

Bethlehem Catholic came into this matchup off a tough ten-run loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Berks Catholic by a score of 14-12 on Saturday. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Bryce Blawn

Runs (Career)

03/29/25 @ Berks Catholic	3
05/13/24 @ Emmaus	2
04/27/24 vs Wyoming Valley West	2
04/25/24 vs Easton Area	2
04/19/24 @ St. Joseph's Prep	2

Bryce Blawn stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Collin Peacock was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Whitehall and Stroudsburg finished up their game with an 8-8 tie on Friday.

Whitehall's draw makes their record 2-2-1 this season. As for Bethlehem Catholic, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

Bethlehem Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Whitehall when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. Will Bethlehem Catholic repeat their success, or does Whitehall has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.