Baseball Preview: Lehighton Indians vs. Saucon Valley Panthers
Lehighton is 1-6 against Saucon Valley since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Lehighton Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Saucon Valley Panthers at 12:00 p.m. Lehighton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Lehighton will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Pine Grove, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Lehighton came out on top against Pine Grove by a score of 8-5 on Thursday. Eight seems to be a good number for Lehighton as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Aiden Rarick, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Michael Yeakel, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Saucon Valley suffered a tough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Salisbury Township on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Saucon Valley has scored all season.
Saucon Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Hubert, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
The victory (which was Lehighton's third in a row) raised their record to 9-3. As for Saucon Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lehighton has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Saucon Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lehighton might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Saucon Valley when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Lehighton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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