Baseball Preview: Hazleton Area Cougars vs. La Salle College Explorers
The Hazleton Area Cougars will face off against the La Salle College Explorers on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hazleton Area comes in on 14 and La Salle College on 12.
Hazleton Area is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Neshaminy a 2-0 shutout.
Not much got past Antonio Doganiero, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Neshaminy off the board.
On the hitting side, Hazleton Area saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Racho, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, La Salle College faced Downingtown East in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. La Salle College had just enough and edged Downingtown East out 1-0.
Jack Pye and Cole Kochanowicz dominated on the mound. Pye didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched, while Kochanowicz didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. Kochanowicz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Hazleton Area's victory bumped their record up to 20-4. As for La Salle College, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season.
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