The Lehighton Indians will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lehighton is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Palmerton. Lehighton was the clear victors by a 15-6 margin over Palmerton on Wednesday.
Derek Behler made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Behler was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring five runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Cody Snyder was incredible, going 1-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of John Light, who scored a run while going 4-for-5.
After ending last season with three straight losses, Notre Dame-Green Pond opened this season with a bang. They came out on top against Jim Thorpe by a score of 9-4 on Wednesday.
The team relied heavily on Austin Casal, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, one triple, and two RBI. Christian Rivituso was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while going 1-for-4.
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