Lehighton is 2-8 against North Schuylkill since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lehighton Indians will head out on the road to face off against the North Schuylkill Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Lehighton will be strutting in after a victory while North Schuylkill will be coming in after a loss.
Lehighton never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Executive Education Academy Charter School on Monday. They put the hurt on the Raptors with a sharp 10-0 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Lehighton has managed all season.
The team relied heavily on Jayse Lawrence, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Yeakel, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North Schuylkill came up short against Pine Grove on Monday and fell 9-6. North Schuylkill has not had much luck with Pine Grove recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Jaxson Chowansky was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Colin Whalen, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Lehighton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for North Schuylkill, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Lehighton came out on top in a nail-biter against North Schuylkill in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lehighton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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