Baseball Preview: Saucon Valley Panthers vs. Salisbury Township Falcons
The Saucon Valley Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Salisbury Township Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Saucon Valley is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Saucon Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Pine Grove as Saucon Valley made off with an 11-3 victory. Saucon Valley's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Cole Hubert made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hubert has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Hubert was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Saucon Valley got a massive performance out of Andrew Gilbert, who scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Thomas Ubriaco was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Salisbury Township sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Allentown Central Catholic on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Salisbury Township.
The team relied heavily on Jake Zellin, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Michael Stauffer, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Saucon Valley's record now sits at 12-9. As for Salisbury Township, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which somehow isn't as good as their 19-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Saucon Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Salisbury Township struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Saucon Valley might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Salisbury Township when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Salisbury Township's Austin Spisszak, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that Saucon Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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