Baseball Preview: Southern Lehigh Spartans vs. Northwestern Lehigh Tigers
Southern Lehigh and Northwestern Lehigh are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Southern Lehigh Spartans will take on the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southern Lehigh is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Salisbury Township (and have done all season long). Southern Lehigh was the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Salisbury Township on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Lehigh was not the first on the board last Monday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over Catasauqua. The win made it back-to-back victories for Northwestern Lehigh.
Shaun O'Donnell looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Cannon Fitch was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Lichman, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Southern Lehigh has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Northwestern Lehigh, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
Everything went Southern Lehigh's way against Northwestern Lehigh in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Southern Lehigh made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern Lehigh since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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