Baseball Preview: North Schuylkill Spartans vs. Lehighton Indians
North Schuylkill is 8-2 against Lehighton since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The North Schuylkill Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Lehighton Indians at 4:30 p.m. North Schuylkill will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Monday, North Schuylkill came up short against Pine Grove and fell 9-6. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for North Schuylkill in their matchups with Pine Grove: they've now lost five in a row.
Jaxson Chowansky was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Collin Stanakis, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lehighton put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Monday. They never let Executive Education Academy Charter School onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. While fans of Lehighton might be used to big wins, the ten-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Jayse Lawrence was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Yeakel, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
North Schuylkill's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Lehighton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
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