The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Liberty Hurricanes at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Nazareth Area is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Nazareth Area lost 14-3 to Liberty on Friday. The loss continues a trend for Nazareth Area in their matchups with Liberty: they've now lost three in a row.
For Liberty's part, Braylen Gonzalez and Jack Evans did most of the damage at the plate: Gonzalez scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Evans scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Luke Piripavel was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Nazareth Area's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4. As for Liberty, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Nazareth Area has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Liberty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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