Whitehall hit Nazareth Area with a five-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Blue Eagles fell just short of the Zephyrs by a score of 7-6. The Blue Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Zephyrs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Evan Shak was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bobby Grzenda, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
This is the second loss in a row for Nazareth Area and nudges their season record down to 6-4. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Whitehall, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
Nazareth Area has already played their next game, a 7-0 win against Liberty on the 16th. As for Whitehall, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-0 victory against Northampton on the 16th.
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