Baseball Preview: Crestwood Comets vs. Hazleton Area Cougars
Crestwood is 1-9 against Hazleton Area since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Crestwood Comets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hazleton Area Cougars at 4:15 p.m. Crestwood will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Crestwood's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They skirted past Berwick 2-0.
Crestwood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chaz Wright, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Wright is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Hazleton Area gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against Wyoming Valley West as Hazleton Area made off with a 23-0 win. Hazleton Area's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Crestwood's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Hazleton Area, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-4.
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