Nazareth Area came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Pocono Mountain East Cardinals by a score of 7-4. That's more bragging rights for Nazareth Area, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Chase Kilareski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Kilareski was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Kuehner, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Aidan Butz, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI.
On Pocono Mountain East's side, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bobby Ehrmann, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Nazareth Area has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Pocono Mountain East, their loss dropped their record down to 10-3.
Nazareth Area will head out on the road to face off against Pocono Mountain West at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Pocono Mountain East, they will challenge Easton Area at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pocono Mountain East's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Easton Area's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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