The Chestnut Ridge Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Bald Eagle Area Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Chestnut Ridge barely beat Westmont Hilltop the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Lions were the clear victors by a 13-7 margin over the Hilltoppers on Thursday. Considering the Lions have won three games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Brody Halkovich
| 04/16/26 @ Westmont Hilltop | 5 |
| 04/13/26 vs Central Cambria | 4 |
| 04/01/26 vs Bedford | 2 |
| 03/25/26 vs Central | 2 |
| 05/08/25 @ Forest Hills | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Brody Halkovich, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Weyandt, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Chestnut Ridge kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bald Eagle Area narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Clearfield 7-6. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by just one run.
Kaleb Irion was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Bald Eagle Area is undefeated when Irion posts one or more home runs, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Riley Bucha, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Chestnut Ridge's record now sits at 7-2-1. As for Bald Eagle Area, the victory was their first at home, bumping their record up to 5-3.
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