Parkland and Emmaus are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Parkland Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Emmaus Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Parkland had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Northampton.
Parkland got a good showing from Michael Kohler, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Kohler has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Will Dobil made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Emmaus can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Allentown Central Catholic as Emmaus made off with a 15-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Emmaus as they're now sitting on five straight.
The team relied heavily on Cohen Schadler, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run. Another player making a difference was Chad Kauffman, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Parkland has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-5 record this season. As for Emmaus, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6.
Parkland might still be hurting after the 15-1 defeat they got from Emmaus in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Emmaus' Cole Moreau, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that Parkland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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