The Berks Catholic Saints will challenge the Bethlehem Catholic Hawks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Berks Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Bethlehem Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Berks Catholic fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Fleetwood on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 4-3. The loss continues a trend for the Saints in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Trey Stricker put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Stricker was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Dennys Rodriguez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Bethlehem Catholic came up short against Nazareth Area on Friday, falling 11-1.
Bethlehem Catholic's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. As for Berks Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
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