Who: No. 3 Emmaus (14-3) vs No. 2 Freedom (15-2)
What: District XI 3A Semifinals
When/Where: Thursday, May 21 @ Catasauqua HS
What’s at stake: A berth in the championship game vs winner No. 1 Parkland/No. 4 Whitehall. The winner also clinches a berth in the PIAA State Tournament
How they got here: Emmaus defeated Northampton 3-0; Freedom defeated Liberty 3-0
Coaches: Emmaus – Chris Miller (1st year); Freedom – John Yanek
Key players: Emmaus – Jr. OH Miles Boulrice (EPC MVP), Sr. RS Bilaal Kerim (1st Team), Sr. S Ben Skekel (1st Team), Sr. OH Grayson Answini (3rd Team), Sr. Sander Houtz, Sr. Lib Jesse Owusu, Sr. MH Chris Mitchell
Freedom – Sr. Lib Amrinder Gill, Sr. MH Ben Soleymani, Sr. OPP Ayden Willman, Jr. MH Carter Richardson, Jr. Brayden Britland
PREVIEW – Emmaus is looking to defend its title from a year ago. The Hornets are also looking to defeat Freedom for the second time this season. In their only meeting during the regular-season, Emmaus handed the Patriots their first loss of the season back on April 27, 3-1 …. The Hornets were the top seed in the EPC Tournament but fell to Whitehall 3-1 in the semifinals … Freedom also lost in the semis as they were swept by Parkland 3-0.