Softball Recap: Valley View Takes Down Northwestern Lehigh in a Playoff Battle

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Valley View walked away with it. They won by a run and slipped past the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers 5-4. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 6-1 victory the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in June of 2024.

Cougars

Previous Games

06/09/25 vs Northwestern Lehigh	5-4
06/05/25 vs North Schuylkill	6-2
06/02/25 vs Northern Lebanon	1-0
05/30/25 @ Tunkhannock	7-3
05/23/25 vs Dallas	12-2
+ 7 more games

The win (which was Valley View's 12th in a row) raised their record to 23-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Northwestern Lehigh, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 22-4.

Valley View didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 6-0 win against Kennard-Dale on the 12th. Northwestern Lehigh does not have any more games scheduled as of now.