The Bangor Slaters are taking a road trip to take on the Southern Lehigh Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bangor is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
If Bangor beats Southern Lehigh with six runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Slaters walked away with a 6-3 victory over Palisades on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Slaters in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now won five in a row.
The team relied heavily on Dylan Keith, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxson Kreider, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Meanwhile, Southern Lehigh waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Olympians get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
Southern Lehigh pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The 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.
Bangor came up short against Southern Lehigh in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 5-1. Can the Slaters avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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