Baseball Preview: Lehighton Indians vs. Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils
The Lehighton Indians will head out on the road to take on the Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Lehighton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Lehighton's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Pottsville on Wednesday. They fell victim to a tough 8-0 loss at the hands of the Crimson Tide. Lehighton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Aiden Rarick made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Lehighton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Shenandoah Valley had to settle for a 9-7 defeat against Panther Valley on Wednesday. Shenandoah Valley has not had much luck with Panther Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Shenandoah Valley saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase McCole, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Lehighton's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5. As for Shenandoah Valley, their record now sits at 3-9.
Lehighton came up short against Shenandoah Valley when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 7-4. Thankfully for Lehighton, Kaleb Maksimik (who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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