Shenendehowa is 7-1 against Bethlehem Central since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The High School will welcome the Eagles at 4:15 p.m. Shenendehowa hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Shenendehowa turned things around against Guilderland on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Flyin Dutchman a 1-0 shutout.
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Noah Lam looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Shenendehowa is 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Shenendehowa saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Ju, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Bethlehem Central fell victim to Niskayuna and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Silver Warriors. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Silver Warriors recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Bethlehem Central's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-1. As for Shenendehowa, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Shenendehowa has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bethlehem Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Shenendehowa skirted past Bethlehem Central 5-3 in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Do the High School have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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