Baseball Preview: Lehighton Indians vs. Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes
After two games on the road, Lehighton is heading back home. They will take on the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Lehighton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Lehighton's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Pocono Mountain West.
The result came thanks to Cole Dietz's shutout, as he gave up just three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aiden Rarick, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Michael Yeakel was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Schuylkill Haven can now relate to. They fell 5-2 to the Blue Raiders on Wednesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Schuylkill Haven has scored all season.
Lehighton's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Schuylkill Haven, their loss dropped their record down to 17-4.
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