It was a good run, but Bethlehem Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 12-2 to the Liberty Hurricanes. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Bethlehem Catholic couldn't push the score so high this time.
Bethlehem Catholic saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Deegan, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Brayden Rader, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Liberty's side, Luke Piripavel made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Piripavel was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Michael Mariano Jr. looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Liberty got a big performance out of Dayton Aguiar, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Rivera, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Bethlehem Catholic's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8. As for Liberty, they pushed their record up to 18-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
As of now, neither Bethlehem Catholic nor Liberty have any future games scheduled.
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