The Bethlehem Catholic Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Nazareth Area Blue Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
On Monday, everything went Bethlehem Catholic's way against Pocono Mountain West as Bethlehem Catholic made off with a 14-4 win.
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.
At the plate, Bethlehem Catholic let Dylan Pyle and Brayden Rader loose on the outfield. 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.
Nazareth Area was handed a two-point defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against East Stroudsburg South on Monday. Nazareth Area's pitchers stepped up to hand East Stroudsburg South a 17-0 shutout.
Aidan Butz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Butz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Nazareth Area let Chase Kilareski and Matt Daems loose on the outfield. Kilareski scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Daems scored a run while going 3-for-4. Kilareski is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Mason Kuehner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
The victory got Bethlehem Catholic back to even at 1-1. As for Nazareth Area, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Bethlehem Catholic came up short against Nazareth Area in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 7-3. Can Bethlehem Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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