The Salisbury Township Falcons will challenge the Saucon Valley Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Salisbury Township is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Salisbury Township's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Catasauqua 17-0. The high-scoring effort was just what the Falcons needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Jenna Swoyer made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Swoyer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Tessa Kemmerer was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March. Sophia Gunning was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Salisbury Township always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Catasauqua only posted an OBP of .182.
Meanwhile, Saucon Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 12-1 to Pen Argyl.
Saucon Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cassidy Ash, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. That run was Ash's first of the season.
Salisbury Township's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-6-1. As for Saucon Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Saucon Valley's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Salisbury Township has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .436. It's a different story for Saucon Valley, though, as they've only averaged .286. Will they be able to contain Salisbury Township's hitters?
Salisbury Township came out on top in a nail-biter against Saucon Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Falcons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
