Baseball Recap: Saucon Valley Panthers vs. Bangor Slaters
After a string of three wins, Saucon Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 12-2 to the Bangor Slaters. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Saucon Valley couldn't push the score so high this time.
Saucon Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Chaffier, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI. Chaffier has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cole Hubert was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Saucon Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
On Bangor's side, Greg Campbell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Campbell was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Dylan Keith was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jaxson Kreider, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Saucon Valley's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Bangor, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
While Saucon Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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