Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Bangor walked away with it. They had just enough and edged out the Blue Mountain Eagles 5-3. This was payback for the Slaters, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Gino Merlo
| 03/25/25 vs Northwestern Lehigh | 6 |
| 03/29/25 vs Notre Dame-Green Pond | 5 |
| 05/03/25 vs Lehighton | 4 |
| 04/19/25 @ Nazareth Area | 4 |
| 05/10/25 @ Northwestern Lehigh | 3 |
| + 3 more games |
Gino Merlo looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He is becoming a predictor of Bangor's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 3-1 (and 8-10 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Chase Panczer was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Gianni Goodrich, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Bangor has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Blue Mountain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9.
As of now, neither Bangor nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.
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