Palmerton put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against the Catasauqua Rough Riders as the Palmerton Blue Bombers made off with an 11-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Palmerton who now have nine in a row.
CARLY GAFFNEY spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 15 Ks. Those 15 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, HAILEY BARRY was incredible, going 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of SYDNEY FRANTZ, who scored two runs while going 4-for-5.
Palmerton pushed their record up to 14-1 with that victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Catasauqua, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palmerton is on the road again on Tuesday to play Northern Lehigh at 4:00 p.m. Palmerton's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so Northern Lehigh's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Catasauqua, they will head out on the road to challenge Wilson Area at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Wilson Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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