The Parkland Trojans will square off against the Emmaus Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Parkland 2.8, Emmaus 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, Parkland came up short against Allentown Central Catholic and fell 8-4.
Parkland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Derr, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Emmaus). They blew past Whitehall 12-6 on Thursday. The win was nothing new for the Hornets as they're now sitting on four straight.
Jaden Betz looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Logan Ravier, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Karwacki, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Emmaus' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Parkland, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-5.
Parkland came out on top in a nail-biter against Emmaus when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hornets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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