The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles will head out to square off against the Northampton Konkrete Kids at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Nazareth Area is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
On Friday, Nazareth Area was able to grind out a solid win over Bethlehem Catholic, taking the game 8-4.
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Nazareth Area got a great performance from Zak Novak as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Novak has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Nazareth Area let Chase Kilareski and Ethan Strawn run wild. Kilareski went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Strawn went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI Kilareski has posted since back in March. Bennett Sanford also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Northampton didn't have quite enough to beat Liberty on Friday and fell 4-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Konkrete Kids in their meetings with the Hurricanes: they've now lost nine in a row.
Northampton also got a good showing from Cole Schaffer, who pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave Schaffer a new career-low.
At the plate, Aidan Sugra made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Nazareth Area pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Northampton, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
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