The Southern Lehigh Spartans will challenge the Bangor Slaters at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southern Lehigh is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Southern Lehigh's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Jim Thorpe.
Meanwhile, Bangor won against Catasauqua on Monday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Slaters came out on top against Palisades by a score of 6-3. The Slaters haven't had any issues with the Pirates recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Dylan Keith was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. Tyler Balok was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Southern Lehigh pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bangor, their win bumped their record up to 5-7-1.
Southern Lehigh beat Bangor 5-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Slaters turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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