The Northampton Konkrete Kids are taking a road trip to square off against the Nazareth Area Blue Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Northampton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Nazareth Area will come in with five straight wins.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Northampton's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fleetwood on Saturday. The game marked the first time this season in which the Konkrete Kids were not able to get on the board.
Northampton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Hensel, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Nazareth Area narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Allentown Central Catholic 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Blue Eagles have posted against the Vikings since May 10, 2018.
Ryan Petruska was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Matt Daems, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Nazareth Area's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Northampton, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Northampton couldn't quite get it done against Nazareth Area in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as they fell 6-1. Can the Konkrete Kids avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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