Baseball Preview: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers vs. Northern Lehigh Bulldogs
Northwestern Lehigh is 9-1 against Northern Lehigh since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Northern Lehigh Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Northwestern Lehigh is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 11 games.
Northwestern Lehigh can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against Notre Dame-Green Pond as Northwestern Lehigh made off with a 12-4 win.
Northwestern Lehigh let Justin Augustus and Bobby Croneberger loose on the outfield. Augustus scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Croneberger scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Josh Farber, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Northern Lehigh came up short against Notre Dame-Green Pond on Wednesday and fell 11-6.
Northwestern Lehigh's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for Northern Lehigh, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
Everything went Northwestern Lehigh's way against Northern Lehigh in their previous matchup back in March as Northwestern Lehigh made off with a 14-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwestern Lehigh since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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