After flying high against Shenandoah Valley last Friday, Lehighton came back down to earth. The Lehighton Indians fell just short of the Pine Grove Cardinals by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. Lehighton was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Pine Grove apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
For Pine Grove's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane Lehman, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Lehighton's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Pine Grove, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6.
Lehighton will take on Jim Thorpe at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lehighton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Pine Grove, they will head out on the road to face off against Tamaqua at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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