After flying high against Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Hazleton Area came back down to earth. The Cougars took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pittston Patriots on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-4 back in April.
Ryan Racho made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Cougars
| 05/05/25 @ Pittston | 2-6 |
| 05/01/25 @ Wilkes-Barre | 10-4 |
| 04/29/25 vs Crestwood | 7-0 |
| 04/26/25 vs Parkland | 4-1 |
| 04/25/25 @ Dallas | 3-4 |
The loss snapped Hazleton Area's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-5 record. As for Pittston, they pushed their record up to 18-0 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season.
Hazleton Area and Pittston should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Cougars will face off against Wyoming Valley West at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (43 vs. 323). Meanwhile, Pittston (ranked seventh) will meet Dallas (ranked 173rd) at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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