Baseball Preview: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers vs. Salisbury Township Falcons
Northwestern Lehigh is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Salisbury Township is on a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers will take on the Salisbury Township Falcons at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Northwestern Lehigh: 2.9, Salisbury Township: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Northwestern Lehigh can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 14-3 margin over Northern Lehigh.
Josh Farber was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Josh Lichman, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Salisbury Township never let their opponents score on Saturday. They came out on top against Louis E. Dieruff by a score of 4-0.
Owen Fogel was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Fogel was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Fogel wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Gonzales, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Northwestern Lehigh's victory bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Salisbury Township, their win bumped their record up to 14-1.
Northwestern Lehigh couldn't quite finish off Salisbury Township when the teams last played back in March and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Salisbury Township's Austin Spisszak, who didn't allow a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that Northwestern Lehigh knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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