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| 05/26/24 - Away | 15-6 W |
| 05/28/23 - Home | 7-6 W |
| 04/10/23 - Away | 3-13 L |
| 04/12/22 - Home | 14-2 W |
| 05/25/21 - Home | 4-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Parkland has gone 8-2 against Nazareth Area recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Sunday. The Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blue Eagles at 4:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Parkland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Easton Area 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Sawyer Marsteller looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Connor Gerhart and Will Dobil did most of the damage at the plate: Gerhart went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Dobil got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Nazareth Area, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Stroudsburg on Saturday. The win continues a trend for the Blue Eagles in their matchups with the Mountaineers: they've now won four in a row.
Nazareth Area let Chase Kilareski and Matt Daems run wild. Kilareski went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Daems went 1-for-3 with four stolen bases and one run. Those four stolen bases gave Daems a new career-high.
Parkland pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Nazareth Area, their victory bumped their record up to 17-6.
Everything went Parkland's way against Nazareth Area when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Parkland made off with a 15-6 win. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Blue Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
