Baseball Game Preview: Salisbury Township Falcons vs. Catasauqua Rough Riders

By Team Reports May 3, 2025, 12:35am

Baseball Preview: Salisbury Township Falcons vs. Catasauqua Rough Riders

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Previous Games

04/10/25 - Away18-1 W
04/26/24 - Away5-2 W
04/08/24 - Home12-3 W
04/25/23 - Home11-1 W
04/03/23 - Away12-5 W
+ 5 more games

Salisbury Township is 8-2 against Catasauqua since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Falcons will be playing at home against the Rough Riders at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Salisbury Township turned things around against Palisades on Friday. They blew past the Pirates 10-4. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Markus Jones was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Michael Stauffer was another key player, going 2-for-5 with three RBI and one triple.

Catasauqua came out on top against Louis E. Dieruff on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run fourth inning. The Rough Riders took their contest against the Huskies 12-8. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Rough Riders as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.

The team relied heavily on Lynkan Moore, who went 2-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Catasauqua: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 0-16 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Asael Gonzalez, who went 4-for-5 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Catasauqua was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Salisbury Township's win bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Catasauqua, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 2-17.

Catasauqua's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Salisbury Township has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .447. It's a different story for Catasauqua, though, as they've only averaged .351. Will they be able to contain Salisbury Township's hitters?

Salisbury Township took their win against Catasauqua when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 18-1 score. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Rough Riders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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