Softball Recap: Palmerton Blue Bombers vs. Salisbury Township Falcons
Palmerton can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Salisbury Township Falcons a 10-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Palmerton who now have six in a row.
HAILEY BARRY was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. BARRY was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, the result came thanks to CARLY GAFFNEY's shutout, as she gave up just one hit.
Back at the plate, Palmerton got a big performance out of SYDNEY FRANTZ, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was MIKAYLA PENGELLY, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On Salisbury Township's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elizabeth Carney, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Carney has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Palmerton pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Salisbury Township, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Palmerton will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Southern Lehigh at 4:00 p.m. As for Salisbury Township, they will head out on the road to square off against Catasauqua at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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