Baseball Preview: Hazleton Area Cougars vs. Berwick Bulldogs
Hazleton Area is 8-2 against Berwick since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Hazleton Area Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Berwick Bulldogs at 4:15 p.m. The timing is sure in Hazleton Area's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home while Berwick has been banged up by 13 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Hazleton Area gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Wyoming Valley West a 23-0 shutout. Hazleton Area's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Berwick lost 11-1 to Dallas on Friday.
Hazleton Area has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Berwick, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything went Hazleton Area's way against Berwick when the teams last played on April 10th as Hazleton Area made off with a 10-3 win. Does Hazleton Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Berwick turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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