Nazareth Area and Bethlehem Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles will be playing at home against the Bethlehem Catholic Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nazareth Area will head into Monday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 11-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Liberty on Monday. Nazareth Area skirted past Liberty 4-2.
Paul Serra looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Nazareth Area's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Vincent Paar, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Bethlehem Catholic gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over North Pocono. The victory was familiar territory for Bethlehem Catholic who now have three in a row.
Nazareth Area pushed their record up to 15-4 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Bethlehem Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Nazareth Area beat Bethlehem Catholic 10-6 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Does Nazareth Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bethlehem Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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