Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bangor). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Moravian Academy Lions a 21-0 shutout on Wednesday. With that win, the Slaters brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Owen Mera
| 04/16/25 @ Moravian Academy | 6 |
| 04/04/25 vs Salisbury Township | 4 |
| 03/25/25 vs Northwestern Lehigh | 2 |
| 04/24/24 @ Notre Dame | 1 |
Owen Mera looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Bangor got a massive performance out of Jaxson Kreider, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Keith, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one triple, and two RBI.
Bangor kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in three consecutive contests.
Bangor's record is now 3-6-1. As for Moravian Academy, they dropped their record down to 0-12 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
Bangor and Moravian Academy could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Slaters will face off against Nazareth Area at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (424 vs. 77). Meanwhile, Moravian Academy (ranked 603rd) will meet Southern Lehigh (ranked 175th) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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