Pennsylvania High School Baseball - Salisbury Township nudged by Northwestern Lehigh
April 29, 2024: New Tripoli, PA 18066
The Salisbury Township Falcons baseball team (Allentown, PA), was tipped 7-6 in Monday's league outing with the host Northwestern Lehigh Tigers (New Tripoli, PA)
The Tigers now hold a 14-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Southern Lehigh for a Colonial outing on Wednesday, May 1. Northwestern Lehigh will battle a Spartans squad coming off a 9-3 non-league win over Salisbury Township (Allentown, PA). The Spartans record now stands at 10-5.
With the defeat, Salisbury Township falls to 14-2 on the season. The Falcons host Southern Lehigh (Center Valley, PA) to battle the Spartans in a non-league test on Tuesday, April 30. The Spartans come into the test with a record of 9-5. Southern Lehigh won 11-4 in their recent non-league test against Palmerton (Palmerton, PA)
Game Summary
Northwestern won the battle of long win streaks today, with a 7-6 victory at home against Salisbury. Entering the game, Salisbury had a 13 game win streak, and the N'Western has a 12 game win streak. It didn't look good for the Tigers early, as the score was tied at 0-0 thru 2 innings, Salisbury scored 4 runs in the top of the 3rd to take the early 4-0. The Tigers immediately responded with 3 runs of their own in the bottom half, highlighted by a 2 run double by J Augustus. Salisbury would have a 1 run lead heading into the bottom of the 6th, Northwestern would use 2 hits, 2 walks, and two pass balls, to score 3 runs, to take a 7-5 lead into the final inning. After a two out, solo bomb, the Tigers were able to get the final out to earn the victory. Leading the offense for the Tigers - E Zimmerman 2-3, 2 runs; J Augustus 1-2, 2 run double; C Fitch 1-2, 2 BB, RBI, 2 runs. The win puts the Tigers at 14-3, 12-1 on the season. Salisbury drops to 14-2, 11-1.
