Catasauqua is 0-10 against Palmerton since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Catasauqua Rough Riders will be playing at home against the Palmerton Blue Bombers at 4:15 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Catasauqua will bounce into Monday's game after beating Northwestern Lehigh, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Catasauqua had just enough and edged Northwestern Lehigh out 2-1.
Meanwhile, Palmerton came tearing into Saturday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pirates a 1-0 shutout. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Palmerton has scored all season.
Not much got past CARLY GAFFNEY, who gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks to keep Palisades off the board. GAFFNEY has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Catasauqua's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Palmerton, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with that victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Catasauqua might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Palmerton in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of GAFFNEY, who struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Catasauqua knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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