The Saucon Valley Panthers will head out to face off against the Salisbury Township Falcons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Saucon Valley's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three games, but Saturday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.
Saucon Valley's last matchup with Pen Argyl could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's contest on Thursday. The Panthers lost 12-1 to the Green Knights.
Saucon Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cassidy Ash, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. That run marked the first that Ash scored this season.
Meanwhile, Salisbury Township got themselves on the board against Catasauqua on Thursday, but Catasauqua never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Rough Riders with a sharp 17-0 victory. Considering the Falcons have won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jenna Swoyer made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Swoyer was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Salisbury Township got a massive performance out of Tessa Kemmerer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Kemmerer a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Sophia Gunning, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Salisbury Township was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .643. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The win got Salisbury Township back to even at 6-6-1. As for Saucon Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
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