Baseball Preview: Emmaus Hornets vs. Allentown Central Catholic Vikings
Emmaus is 8-2 against Allentown Central Catholic since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Emmaus Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Emmaus is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Allentown Central Catholic is hoping to do on Monday what William Allen couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Emmaus' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Emmaus walked away with a 14-10 win over William Allen.
Emmaus got a massive performance out of Noah Hogan, who scored two runs while going 4-for-6. The team also got some help courtesy of Cohen Schadler, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Allentown Central Catholic's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Lake-Lehman on Sunday. Allentown Central Catholic had just enough and edged Easton Area out 4-3.
Matt Rader spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
At the plate, Anthony Grigoli was excellent, going 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Charles Hahn, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Emmaus has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Allentown Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
Emmaus took their win against Allentown Central Catholic when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Emmaus since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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