Baseball Preview: Palmerton Blue Bombers vs. Catasauqua Rough Riders
Palmerton is 9-1 against Catasauqua since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Palmerton Blue Bombers will head out on the road to square off against the Catasauqua Rough Riders at 4:15 p.m. Palmerton is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Palmerton had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Palisades.
Cameron Pengelly was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Pengelly was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
Pengelly wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Grammes, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Grammes has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Catasauqua was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Salisbury Township.
Palmerton's record is now 4-12. As for Catasauqua, their record is now 2-13.
Palmerton took their victory against Catasauqua when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 11-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palmerton since the squad 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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