The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders came up short against the Lehighton Indians on Friday and fell 12-8.
Austin Casal was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Casal was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Paul Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Clemente Cintron, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. Lehighton has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Coincidentally, Notre Dame-Green Pond and Lehighton will both be playing Northern Lehigh the next time they take the field. Lehighton will head out to face Northern Lehigh at 4:15 p.m. on Monday, while Notre Dame-Green Pond will host them at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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