Falcons
| 04/10/25 @ Catasauqua | 18 |
| 04/02/25 vs Moravian Academy | 16 |
| 03/22/25 @ Louis E. Dieruff | 14 |
| 04/04/25 @ Bangor | 12 |
| 04/09/25 vs Southern Lehigh | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salisbury Township). They put the hurt on the Catasauqua Rough Riders with a sharp 18-1 victory on Thursday. The Falcons have beaten the Rough Riders the last eight times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Rough Riders has come to flipping the script.
Josiah Kuhns looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Salisbury Township let Nate Nunez and Caleb Gonzalez run wild. Nunez got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and one double, while Gonzalez scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Gonzalez has become a key player for Salisbury Township: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Michael Stauffer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Salisbury Township was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
Salisbury Township's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Catasauqua, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Salisbury Township will challenge rival Saucon Valley at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Catasauqua is set to face off against their familiar foe Palisades at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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