Baseball Preview: Catasauqua Rough Riders vs. Salisbury Township Falcons
The Catasauqua Rough Riders will be playing at home against the Salisbury Township Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Catasauqua has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Salisbury Township will come in with 11 straight wins.
Catasauqua fought the good fight in their extra-innings game 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.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Salisbury Township ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Palmerton 8-7.
Thomas Lovelidge made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Lovelidge has been consistent recently: 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, Owen Fogel was excellent, scoring 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.
Catasauqua's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Salisbury Township, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Catasauqua might still be hurting after the 12-3 loss they got from Salisbury Township in their previous meeting on April 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fogel, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Now that Catasauqua knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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