Baseball Recap: Palmerton Find Success

Palmerton won the last time they faced Moravian Academy and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Blue Bombers blew past the Lions 24-4.

Cameron Pengelly

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/25/25 @ Moravian Academy	2
05/07/24 vs Northern Lehigh	1
05/02/24 @ Northwestern Lehigh	1
04/29/24 @ Catasauqua	1
04/25/24 vs Southern Lehigh	1

Cameron Pengelly made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Pengelly was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).

In other batting news, AJ Borger was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Borger is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Luke Matkso, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Palmerton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .718. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moravian Academy only posted an OBP of .500.

Palmerton's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Moravian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Palmerton didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-8 win against Bangor on the 27th. As for Moravian Academy, they have also already played their next game, a 15-0 defeat against Notre Dame-Green Pond on the 27th.