Baseball Preview: Bangor Slaters vs. Southern Lehigh Spartans
Bangor and Southern Lehigh are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Bangor Slaters will head out on the road to square off against the Southern Lehigh Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Bangor: 4, Southern Lehigh: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Southern Lehigh is hoping to do on Friday what Pen Argyl couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Bangor's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Bangor narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Pen Argyl 7-5.
Jacob Labarre tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Bangor's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jaxson Kreider, who scored a run while going 1-for-5. MJ Siu was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Southern Lehigh can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Salisbury Township a 9-0 shutout.
Bangor's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Southern Lehigh, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Bangor might still be hurting after the 11-2 loss they got from Southern Lehigh in their previous matchup back in April. Can Bangor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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