Northwestern Lehigh and Southern Lehigh are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers will take on the Southern Lehigh Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Northwestern Lehigh: 3.4, Southern Lehigh: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Northwestern Lehigh gave up the first runs last Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Catasauqua by a score of 7-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Northwestern Lehigh.
Shaun O'Donnell looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Northwestern Lehigh got a big performance out of Cannon Fitch, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Justin Augustus, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Southern Lehigh can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Salisbury Township a 9-0 shutout.
Northwestern Lehigh's win bumped their record up to 16-4. As for Southern Lehigh, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Northwestern Lehigh might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Southern Lehigh when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Northwestern Lehigh avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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