The Pleasant Valley Bears will take on the Nazareth Area Blue Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Pleasant Valley hasn't scored more than two runs for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Pleasant Valley fell victim to East Stroudsburg South and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Cavaliers. That's two games in a row now that the Bears have lost by exactly ten runs.
Pleasant Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kole Henry, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, while Nazareth Area put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Liberty. The Blue Eagles were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over the Hurricanes. Considering the Blue Eagles have won five matches by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Zak Novak tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matt Daems, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bennett Sanford, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Nazareth Area's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Pleasant Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Pleasant Valley suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Nazareth Area in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will the Bears have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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