Palmerton is 2-8 against Southern Lehigh since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Blue Bombers will face off against the Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Palmerton comes in on nine and Southern Lehigh on three.
Palmerton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Salisbury Township.
Cameron Pengelly made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Pengelly was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Jason Carrelli was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Meanwhile, Southern Lehigh's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Saturday. They never let Notre Dame-Green Pond get on the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Southern Lehigh's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Palmerton, their victory bumped their record up to 14-6.
Palmerton couldn't quite get it done against Southern Lehigh in their previous matchup back in March as they fell 6-1. Can the Blue Bombers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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