Baseball Preview: Salisbury Township Falcons vs. Catasauqua Rough Riders
The Salisbury Township Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Catasauqua Rough Riders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Salisbury Township has 11 straight victories, Catasauqua has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Salisbury Township will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Palmerton, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Salisbury Township came out on top in a nail-biter against Palmerton on Monday and snuck past 8-7.
Thomas Lovelidge made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Lovelidge has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lovelidge was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Owen Fogel, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Michael Stauffer was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Catasauqua fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Louis E. Dieruff on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 8-6. That's two games in a row now that Catasauqua has lost by exactly two runs.
Salisbury Township pushed their record up to 12-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Catasauqua, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Salisbury Township took their victory against Catasauqua when the teams last played on April 8th by a conclusive 12-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salisbury Township 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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