The Jim Thorpe Olympians will challenge the Northern Lehigh Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Jim Thorpe fell victim to Lehighton and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 12-0 to the Indians. The Olympians have struggled against the Indians recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Northern Lehigh was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 10-9 heartbreaker at the hands of Palisades. On the bright side, the nine- run performance marked the Bulldogs' highest-scoring game to date.
Brayden Buskirk and Landon Cougle stepped up to the plate in a big way. Buskirk scored a run while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances, while Cougle scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Coy Daubert also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Northern Lehigh's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Jim Thorpe, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Jim Thorpe skirted past Northern Lehigh 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Olympians repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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