Mike Grasso is big on starting the week off on the right foot. It’s what he hopes his Golden Hawks can do this week after going 0-3 last week on the diamond, pushing their record to 6-6 on the season.

With the losses coming to Allen, Freedom and Liberty by a combined scoreline of 27-3, Grasso knows that his team needs to pick themselves back up after a rough week.

“We’re still in position where we control our own destiny,” said Grasso. “We just need to get back to what was working for us earlier in the season and that was having good pitching and defense. We just need to stay close so we can have a shot.”

The Hawks gave up 41 hits in their three games last week, which helped open up the flood gates at the plate for the opposition.

With last week behind them, Grasso is looking toward a fresh start this week, starting with Tuesday’s contest with divisional foe Easton (10-2), followed by Dieruff (0-10) on Thursday and Northampton (7-6) on Friday.

“Every game is tough from here on out,” said Grasso. “It’s a crucial week for us to get back on track and I’m always a big believer on starting the week off on a positive note.

“We just have to keep ourselves in position to stay close late in games.”

And by doing that the Hawks will keep their hopes of a district playoff berth alive, as they need four wins out of their last eight games to solidify a spot.

“We got to find a way to get those wins,” he said. “We’re struggling with our hitting right now, but if we can get back to having solid pitching and defense, we’ll be in the mix.”