Pennsylvania High School Baseball - Catasauqua loses to Northwestern Lehigh
May 6, 2024: Catasauqua, PA 18032 The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers the host Catasauqua Rough Riders baseball team by a count of 7-2 in Monday's league bout.
The Tigers now possess a 16-4 record.
Next, the Rough Riders face the Northern Lehigh Bulldogs (Slatington, PA) in a Colonial bout, on Wednesday, May 8. Catasauqua will attempt to move on its 3-16 season record. The Bulldogs enter the bout with a 4-14 record after their 11-1 league loss to Palmerton (Palmerton, PA).
Game Summary
Northwestern wraps up their regular season with a hard fought, 7-2 win against Catty, on senior night under the lights at DeSales. Catty got off to a fast start, plating what would be their only 2 runs of the game, in the first inning. For the first 6 innings, all the Tigers could muster up was 3 hits, and 1 run in the 5th innings (J Lichman sac fly). Down 2-1, heading into the last inning, N'western rallied. Using 3 hits, 3 walks, and an error to plate 6 runs, to give them the win. The big hits in the inning - J Lichman RBI double, J Farber 2-run single, and J Augustus 2-run double. That would be more than enough runs for the Tigers to win their 15th game, in 16 tries. C Fitch was the only Tiger with 2 hits, 2-3, run.
Northwestern ends the regular season - 16-4, 14-2.
