The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles will head out to face off against the Pocono Mountain East Cardinals at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Nazareth Area's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Pocono Mountain East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Nazareth Area is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Liberty just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Hurricanes by a score of 4-3.
Nazareth Area saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Kilareski, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Kilareski has launched this season.
Pocono Mountain East came out on top against East Stroudsburg North on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run fourth inning. The Cardinals blew past the Timberwolves 11-1. Winning may never get old, but the Cardinals sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Rily Calemmo looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Rocco DelGiudice was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Justin Williams was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Pocono Mountain East was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Nazareth Area's loss dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Pocono Mountain East, their record now sits at an identical 13-5.
Nazareth Area was able to grind out a solid win over Pocono Mountain East in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 7-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Eagles since the team 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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