The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Pleasant Valley Bears at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Nazareth Area will be strutting in after a win while Pleasant Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Nazareth Area barely beat Liberty the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Blue Eagles never let the Hurricanes get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Wednesday. Considering the Blue Eagles have won five contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Zak Novak tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched.
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matt Daems, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Bennett Sanford, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Pleasant Valley's offense. They came up short against East Stroudsburg South on Tuesday, falling 10-0. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pleasant Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kole Henry, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Nazareth Area's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Pleasant Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Everything went Nazareth Area's way against Pleasant Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Nazareth Area made off with a 13-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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