The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles will square off against the Northampton Konkrete Kids at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nazareth Area has five straight victories, Northampton has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Nazareth Area's win against Allentown Central Catholic wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Blue Eagles skirted past the Vikings 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Blue Eagles have posted against the Vikings since May 10, 2018.
The team relied heavily on Ryan Petruska, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Matt Daems, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Northampton fell victim to Fleetwood and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The game marked the first time this year in which the Konkrete Kids were not able to get on the board.
Northampton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Hensel, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Nazareth Area pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Northampton, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Nazareth Area beat Northampton 6-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will the Blue Eagles repeat their success, or do the Konkrete Kids have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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