Baseball Recap: Salisbury Township Falcons vs. Palmerton Blue Bombers
Salisbury Township entered their tilt with Palmerton with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Palmerton Blue Bombers on Monday and snuck past 8-7. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Salisbury Township also won the last time the pair played on April 5th.
Thomas Lovelidge was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Lovelidge has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lovelidge was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Owen Fogel, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Michael Stauffer, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
On Palmerton's side, Derek King and AJ Borger stepped up to the plate in a big way. King went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and a double, while Borger scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Salisbury Township pushed their record up to 12-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Palmerton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Salisbury Township will take on Catasauqua at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Palmerton, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Southern Lehigh at 4:00 p.m.
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