Bethlehem Catholic has played solid baseball over the past two weeks, but the Hawks will be tested this week with a challenging slate of games that could dictate their fate this season.

Becahi (6-4, 3-3) have won six out of their last seven games after dropping their first three games of the season to pull themselves back into the playoff hunt.

That will be tested again this week, as head coach Mike Grasso and company have to navigate their way through contests against Whitehall, Parkland and Hazleton.

With the Zephyrs (8-2, 5-2) and Trojans (9-1, 6-0) both playing some of the best baseball in the area, Becahi will find themselves in a position this week to gauge their own strength.

"Every game is tough for us," said Grasso. "This is a very critical week for us in the schedule. Whitehall, Parkland and Hazleton are all top quality 4A opponents and we know we're going to have our hands full with them."

Should Becahi continue their string of success, it will likely come on the heels of their stout defense and quality pitching they've received as of late. The Hawks have committed three errors in their last seven games and have used quality pitching to turn their season around.

Senior Chris Figler has been a force on the mound and at the plate, as he's put together a 2-0 record on the season with 2.15 ERA in 12 innings of action. Figler has also belted eight RBI and three homeruns this season to give Becahi one of their most productive bats.

With Whitehall on Tuesday, Parkland on Thursday and Hazleton over the weekend, Grasso will have days in between to get his arms rest after the start of this week.

He knows that if his team wants to continue to put wins together, they'll need to stick to the formula that's worked for them to this point, including Monday's 14-3 victory over Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg.

"Our pitchers are throwing strikes and we're not making mistakes in the field," he said. "Our senior leadership has been outstanding and we have momentum now. We need to keep our confidence up going into a week like this."

Freedom (6-4, 3-3) and Liberty (6-4, 4-3) join Becahi in a battle for the top spot in the LVC East division through the second half of the season, along with Easton (6-4, 4-3), in the most competitive division in the conference.

The Hurricanes defeated Central Catholic 13-0 on Monday and head into a week of action with Dieruff (0-8, 0-5), East Stroudsburg South and Emmaus (9-0, 6-0), while the Pates, losers of three of their last four, have a difficult stretch with Parkland (Tuesday) and Whitehall (Thursday) before hosting Pocono Mountain West on Saturday.