The Hazleton Area Cougars will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Central Dauphin Rams at 12:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hazleton Area stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Wilkes-Barre as Hazleton Area made off with a 16-3 win.
Meanwhile, Central Dauphin waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Eagles onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Nate Payne's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Central Dauphin's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jace Collins, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Hazleton Area is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Central Dauphin, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5.
Hazleton Area couldn't quite finish off Central Dauphin in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 9-7. Can Hazleton Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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