Baseball Recap: Nazareth Area Blue Eagles vs. Pleasant Valley Bears
In what's become a running theme this season, Nazareth Area gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Pleasant Valley Bears with a sharp 13-3 victory. That's two games straight that Nazareth Area has won by exactly ten runs.
Aidan Butz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Butz has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Butz was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Landon Glovas looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, David Bertz was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Matt Daems, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
Nazareth Area is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Pleasant Valley, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Nazareth Area will look to defend their home field on Friday against Liberty at 4:00 p.m. As for Pleasant Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Stroudsburg at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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