Hamburg is on  a  three-game streak of home wins, while Berks Catholic is on  a  three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hawks will welcome the Saints  at 4:00  p.m.  on Wednesday. Hamburg will be strutting in after a  victory while Berks Catholic will be coming in after a  defeat.
On Wednesday, Hamburg had just enough and edged out Kutztown  4-2.
  Tyler Shuey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned  (and one unearned) run on five hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't  given up  more than one  walk in five consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Berks Catholic fought the good fight in their extra-innings  match against Tulpehocken  on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of  10-8. Surprisingly, this marked the Saints' seventh straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Berks Catholic got a good showing from  Brock Shrawder, who   pitched 3.1 innings while giving up   no  earned runs off   two  hits.
 At the plate,  Trey Stricker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and  got on base  in five of his six plate appearances with two  runs, two  doubles,  and two  RBI. Another player making a difference was  Mikey Fidler, who  went 3-for-5 with four  RBI, one  stolen base,  and one  run.
 Hamburg is  on a roll lately: they've  won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record  this season. The  wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as  they  averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Berks Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
 Hamburg couldn't quite get it done against Berks Catholic when the teams last played  last Thursday as they fell  11-8. Will the Hawks have more luck at home instead of on the road?  Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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