Baseball Preview: Allentown Central Catholic Vikings vs. Northampton Konkrete Kids
The Allentown Central Catholic Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Northampton Konkrete Kids at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northampton took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Allentown Central Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Allentown Central Catholic is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They skirted past Pocono Mountain West 8-7.
The team relied heavily on Charles Hahn, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jake Strobl, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Northampton had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Emmaus on Monday.
Northampton also got a good showing from Brady Simock, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Gavin Pychinka was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Jed Colyer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Allentown Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Northampton, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.
Allentown Central Catholic might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from Northampton in their previous meeting back in March. Can Allentown Central Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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