The Bethlehem Catholic Hawks will look to defend their home field on Monday against the North Pocono Trojans at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Monday, Bethlehem Catholic got the win against Pocono Mountain West by a conclusive 14-4.
Petros Tsihlis looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Dylan Pyle and Brayden Rader did most of the damage at the plate: Pyle got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Rader went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Collin Peacock, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North Pocono got themselves on the board against Berwick on Thursday, but Berwick never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Bulldogs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Pocono.
Zach Hatala was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. Hatala was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, North Pocono got a big performance out of Cole Dymek, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Gavin Hall was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
The win got Bethlehem Catholic back to even at 1-1. As for North Pocono, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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