Baseball Game Preview: Whitehall Zephyrs vs. Blue Mountain Eagles

The Whitehall Zephyrs will face off against the Blue Mountain Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

While Whitehall's victory against William Allen wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Zephyrs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Canaries on Saturday.

Nik Christman looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted over his last seven matches.

On the hitting side, Whitehall saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Hoderewski, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. Donato Brigidi was another, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Blue Mountain had just enough and edged out Kutztown 2-1 on Saturday. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won three in a row.

Whitehall is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games. As for Blue Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.

Whitehall couldn't quite finish off Blue Mountain in their previous meeting back in May of 2019 and fell 6-4. Will the Zephyrs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.