There's no place like home for Hazleton Area, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Parkland Trojans on Saturday. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 7-6 win the Trojans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Logan Hearity
| 04/26/25 vs Parkland | 3 |
| 04/23/25 vs Greater Nanticoke Area | 1 |
| 04/21/25 vs Wilkes-Barre | 1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Dallas | 1 |
| 04/11/25 @ Crestwood | 1 |
Logan Hearity was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryant Diaz, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double.
Hazleton Area was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Parkland only posted a batting average of .192.
Hazleton Area pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Parkland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-4.
Hazleton Area and Parkland should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Cougars (ranked 77th) will meet Crestwood (ranked 311th) at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Parkland will challenge Pleasant Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (25 vs. 433).
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