Baseball Game Preview: Palisades Pirates vs. Saucon Valley Panthers

Palisades is 2-8 against Saucon Valley since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Pirates will be playing at home against the Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Salisbury Township hit Palisades with a six-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Pirates came up short against the Falcons, falling 10-4. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Greg Borgeson

Hits

04/29/25 @ Catasauqua	4
04/25/25 vs Catasauqua	4
05/02/25 vs Salisbury Township	3
04/25/25 vs Catasauqua	2
04/17/25 vs Lehighton	2
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Greg Borgeson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Palisades: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 7-9 otherwise.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Saucon Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 8-1 to Southern Lehigh. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Saucon Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Hubert, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Saucon Valley's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Palisades, they now have a losing record of 9-10.

Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Palisades has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. However, it's not like Saucon Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.9 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.

Palisades suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Saucon Valley when the teams last played back in April. Will the Pirates have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.