The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Emmaus Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Nazareth Area had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They blew past Freedom 17-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
David Bertz made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Bertz was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Nazareth Area let Mason Kuehner and Chase Kilareski loose on the outfield. Kuehner scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Kilareski scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-6. Another player making a difference was Matthew Daems, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Emmaus made easy work of Northampton on Tuesday and carried off an 11-3 win.
The team relied heavily on Noah Hogan, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Chad Kauffman, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Nazareth Area couldn't quite finish off Emmaus when the teams last played back in May of 2022 and fell 3-1. Thankfully for Nazareth Area, Luke Deschenes (who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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