The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles will be playing at home against the Bethlehem Catholic Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Monday, Nazareth Area got themselves on the board against East Stroudsburg South, but East Stroudsburg South never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 17-0 margin over the Cavaliers.
Aidan Butz was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Butz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Chase Kilareski and Matt Daems did most of the damage at the plate: Kilareski scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Daems scored a run while going 3-for-4. Kilareski is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Mason Kuehner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bethlehem Catholic got the win against Pocono Mountain West on Monday by a conclusive 14-4.
Petros Tsihlis looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Dylan Pyle and Brayden Rader did most of the damage at the plate: Pyle got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Rader went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Zach McCoy was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Nazareth Area now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Bethlehem Catholic, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Nazareth Area was able to grind out a solid victory over Bethlehem Catholic when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 7-3. Does Nazareth Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bethlehem Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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