Northampton and Emmaus are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Northampton Konkrete Kids will head out on the road to square off against the Emmaus Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northampton's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Saturday, when they got past Freedom's usually-dominant pitching crew. Everything went Northampton's way against Freedom as Northampton made off with a 10-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Northampton.
Logan Higgins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Higgins was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gavin Pychinka and Sam Erschen did most of the damage at the plate: Pychinka scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Erschen scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jed Colyer, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Emmaus never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past Whitehall 10-0. The high-scoring effort was just what Emmaus needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Shane Ohl looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cohen Schadler, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of William Fleck, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Northampton's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for Emmaus, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Northampton has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Emmaus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Northampton suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Emmaus in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Emmaus' Cole Moreau, who pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Now that Northampton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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