Baseball Recap: Saucon Valley Panthers vs. Palisades Pirates
Saucon Valley put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against the Palisades Pirates by a score of 7-4. That's more bragging rights for Saucon Valley, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cole Hubert was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Hubert has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts every time he's pitched this season. Hubert was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Andrew Gilbert was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Thomas Ubriaco, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
On Palisades' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Borgeson Greg, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Saucon Valley's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Palisades, their loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3.
Saucon Valley will take on Wilson Area at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Saucon Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Palisades, they will head out on the road to challenge Pen Argyl at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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