Baseball Game Preview: Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders vs. Salisbury Township Falcons

Crusaders

Runs

04/16/25 @ Pen Argyl	2
04/14/25 vs Wilson Area	10
04/10/25 @ Palmerton	2
04/09/25 vs Northwestern Lehigh	4
04/04/25 vs Saucon Valley	6
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Notre Dame-Green Pond is 7-2 against Salisbury Township since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Crusaders will host the Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Notre Dame-Green Pond is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

Notre Dame-Green Pond is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Pen Argyl on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Green Knights by a score of 3-2.

Jason Frederick made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Clemente Cintron, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Salisbury Township, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top against Palmerton by a score of 8-4 on Thursday. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Blue Bombers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

The team relied heavily on Garrett Leiner, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Markus Jones was another key player, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.

Notre Dame-Green Pond has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season. As for Salisbury Township, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Notre Dame-Green Pond has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Salisbury Township struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 4.5 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.