After flying high against Freedom last Saturday, Northampton came back down to earth. The Northampton Konkrete Kids fell just short of the Emmaus Hornets by a score of 4-3 on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Northampton of the 11-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Northampton got a good showing from Brady Simock, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Gavin Pychinka was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Jed Colyer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Emmaus' side, their win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bryan Kain, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Hogan, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Northampton's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5. As for Emmaus, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Northampton will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Allentown Central Catholic at 5:00 p.m. Northampton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Allentown Central Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Emmaus, they will head out on the road to take on William Allen at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. William Allen is coming into the contest with three straight defeats at home, meaning Emmaus will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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