Saucon Valley and Salisbury Township are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Saucon Valley Panthers will be playing at home against the Salisbury Township Falcons at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Saucon Valley finally turned things around against Northern Lehigh on Saturday. Saucon Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Northern Lehigh.
Matty Seyfried was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Seyfried has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Seyfried was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mallory Brown, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ryan Gall, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Salisbury Township came into Friday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Allentown Central Catholic on Friday and snuck past 11-9.
Like Saucon Valley, Salisbury Township also got a great game from a two-way player: Elizabeth Carney. On the mound, she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Carney was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Peifer, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Saucon Valley's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-12. As for Salisbury Township, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-15.
Saucon Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Salisbury Township in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Carney, who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Saucon Valley still be able to contain Carney? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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