Softball Preview: Lehighton Indians vs. Pine Grove Cardinals
Lehighton is 0-10 against Pine Grove since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lehighton Indians will be staying on the road to face off against the Pine Grove Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Lehighton beat Saucon Valley 4-1.
Meanwhile, Pine Grove can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Pottsville as Pine Grove made off with a 17-5 victory.
Chelcy Clark looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Meadow Umbenhauer was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and a stolen base. Madison Shiffer was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs.
Lehighton's record now sits at 3-7. As for Pine Grove, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Lehighton suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Pine Grove in their previous meeting last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pine Grove's Jamie Dinger, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Now that Lehighton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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