Pennsylvania High School Baseball - Northwestern Lehigh prevails Wilson Area
April 19, 2024: Easton, PA 18042
Spectators at Friday's non-league battle between the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers (New Tripoli, PA) and the host Wilson Area Warriors (Easton, PA), saw Northwestern Lehigh's baseball squad beat Wilson Area by a margin of 11-2.
Coming up next, the Tigers encounter the Catasauqua Rough Riders (Catasauqua, PA) in a Colonial contest, on Monday, April 22. Northwestern Lehigh will attempt to better on its 10-3 season record. The Rough Riders come into the contest with a 2-9 record after their 10-2 league win over Palisades (Kintnersville, PA).
The Warriors now sport a 5-6 record. They play next when they travel to Delaware Valley for a non-league contest on Monday, April 22. Wilson Area will encounter a Terriers squad coming off a 13-4 non-league win over Belvidere (Belvidere, NJ). The Terriers record now stands at 5-2.
Game Summary
Northwestern gets their 9th victory in a row, with a road (non conference) win at Wilson, by the score of 11-2. In game that had a sluggish start, the bats woke up for the Tigers, starting with 4 runs in the 4th inning (J Augustus RBI double; A Freeman RBI single and E Zimmerman 2 run double). That was followed by 3 more runs each, in the 5th and 6th innings (J Farber 2 run double; J Augustus RBI double) to put the game away. J Lichman got the win on the mound for the Tigers, going 5 innings, giving up 5 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 5 K's, and 2 BB. Leading the offense for the Tigers: B Croneberger 2-4, HR, RBI, 4 runs; J Augustus 2-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI, run; E Zimmerman 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI; A Freeman 2-4, RBI, run. Northwestern is now 10-3, 8-1. Wilson falls to 5-6, 5-5 on the season.
