Softball Recap: Northwestern Lehigh's Victory on Wednesday Extends Winning Streak to 15

Tigers

Previous Games

04/30/25 @ Jim Thorpe	21-0
04/29/25 @ Catasauqua	25-2
04/25/25 vs Northern Lehigh	6-2
04/24/25 @ Lehighton	10-0
04/22/25 vs Jim Thorpe	4-1
+ 10 more games

Northwestern Lehigh came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.2 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Jim Thorpe Olympians get on the board and left with a 21-0 victory. Considering the Tigers have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Northwestern Lehigh pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Jim Thorpe, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.

Looking ahead, Northwestern Lehigh will host Palmerton at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers will need to watch out since the Blue Bombers have now posted at least ten runs in their last three games. As for Jim Thorpe, they are taking a road trip to challenge Northern Lehigh at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Olympians are facing the Bulldogs at the right time seeing as the Bulldogs are stuck on a four-game losing streak.