Nazareth Area is 9-1 against Freedom since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Freedom Patriots at 4:00 p.m. The last three games Nazareth Area has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Saturday, Nazareth Area had just enough and edged Bangor out 8-7.
Arye Pulli and David Bertz did most of the damage at the plate: Pulli scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Bertz went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Aidan Butz was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Freedom's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. Their rough 10-1 defeat to Northampton might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Freedom couldn't push the score so high this time.
Alex Suarez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Nazareth Area is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Freedom, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Nazareth Area has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Freedom struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Nazareth Area's way against Freedom when the teams last played back in March as Nazareth Area made off with a 17-10 victory. Does Nazareth Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Freedom turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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