The Lehighton Indians will face off against the Palmerton Blue Bombers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lehighton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Palmerton will come in with three straight wins.
Lehighton fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Northwestern Lehigh on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 9-3.
Lehighton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Albert, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. That home run was Albert's first of the season. Cody Snyder was another, going 1-for-4 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Palmerton narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Jim Thorpe 3-1.
Palmerton's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Lehighton, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Lehighton took their victory against Palmerton in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 15-6 score. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Blue Bombers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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