The Bethlehem Central Eagles will face off against the Averill Park Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bethlehem Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake on Wednesday as they made off with a 13-5 win. The Eagles have beaten the Spartans the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Spartans has come to flipping the script.
Owen Turner
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Owen Turner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Oliver Hosang, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Paul Lurie was another key player, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Bethlehem Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Averill Park had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out the Blue Devils 4-2.
Averill Park's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bethlehem Central, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.
Bethlehem Central skirted past Averill Park 6-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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