Black’s bomb, Karp’s arm lead Eagles

Jeff Helsel / MVI Sports Serra Catholic’s Zach Black (24) stomps on home plate after slugging a two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning of the Eagles’ 9-4 win over Beth-Center. Black went 4 for 4 with three RBIs.

By JEREMY SELLEW
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Serra Catholic came into its WPIAL first-round game against Beth-Center as a big favorite over No. 16 Beth-Center at Greater Latrobe High School. But someone forgot to tell the Bulldogs. Beth-Center put up three runs in the first inning and had the Eagles deadlocked into the fifth, but Zach Black and Zach Karp made their presence felt late as top-seeded Serra Catholic survived for a 9-4 win to advance to Thursday’s WPIAL quarterfinals.

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