Baseball Game Preview: Tamaqua Blue Raiders vs. Lehighton Indians

The Tamaqua Blue Raiders will head out to take on the Lehighton Indians at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Tamaqua is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

While Tamaqua's victory against Blue Mountain wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Blue Raiders never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 2-0 win on Thursday.

Cooper Ansbach

Stolen Base (Career)

04/03/25 @ Blue Mountain	2
03/21/25 vs Schuylkill Valley	1
05/16/24 @ Blue Mountain	1
05/07/24 @ Jim Thorpe	1
05/03/24 vs Mount Carmel	1

Cooper Ansbach was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

Ansbach wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Mateyak, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Mateyak snagged this season.

Meanwhile, Lehighton put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over Jim Thorpe. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by seven runs or more this season.

The team relied heavily on Aiden Solt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Cody Snyder was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Lehighton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive matchups.

Lehighton's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Tamaqua, their record now sits at 7-0.

Tamaqua beat Lehighton 8-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Blue Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.