Easton Area is 8-2 against Bethlehem Catholic since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Easton Area Rovers will head out on the road to face off against the Bethlehem Catholic Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Easton Area is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Freedom just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 6-4. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Easton Area in their matchups with Freedom: they've now lost three in a row.
Nick Chieffo and Alex Laquintano stepped up to the plate in a big way. Chieffo scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Laquintano went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Cole Ordway, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, while it was Bethlehem Catholic who put the first points on the board on Wednesday, it was Nazareth Area who put up more. Bethlehem Catholic fell 10-6 to Nazareth Area. Bethlehem Catholic's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Jeremy Fyrer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Rader, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Easton Area's record now sits at 6-5. As for Bethlehem Catholic, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-4.
Easton Area came up short against Bethlehem Catholic when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 9-5. Can Easton Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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