Baseball Recap: Crestwood Comes Up Short

Tuesday just wasn't the day for Crestwood's offense. They lost 7-0 to the Hazleton Area Cougars on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 on April 11th.

Chris Litchkofski

Earned Runs

04/01/25 @ Pittston	5
03/20/25 @ Wyoming Area	2
04/21/25 vs Wyoming Valley West	1
04/09/25 vs Wilkes-Barre	1

Chris Litchkofski was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Crestwood is 4-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-5 otherwise.

Crestwood now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Hazleton Area, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.

Crestwood has already played their next contest, an 11-5 victory against Dallas on the 30th. As for Hazleton Area, they will challenge Wilkes-Barre at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 3.5, the Wolfpack 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.