Saucon Valley and Bangor are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Saucon Valley Panthers will be playing at home against the Bangor Slaters at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Saucon Valley is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Bangor just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 12-2 to the Slaters. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Saucon Valley couldn't push the score so high this time.
Saucon Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Chaffier, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI. Chaffier has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Cole Hubert, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Saucon Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Saucon Valley's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Bangor, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
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