Salisbury Township is 1-9 against Northwestern Lehigh since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Salisbury Township Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers at 4:15 p.m. Salisbury Township will be strutting in after a victory while Northwestern Lehigh will be coming in after a loss.
Salisbury Township took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Louis E. Dieruff as Salisbury Township made off with a 13-1 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Salisbury Township's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Jenna Swoyer was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Swoyer was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Amelia Swoyer, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI and a triple. Bailee Neitz was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Lehigh unfortunately witnessed the end of their 12-game winning streak on Sunday. They fell just short of Catasauqua by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Northwestern Lehigh couldn't push the score so high this time.
Salisbury Township's victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-12. As for Northwestern Lehigh, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 12-1.
Salisbury Township might still be hurting after the 14-0 loss they got from Northwestern Lehigh when the teams last played back in March. Can Salisbury Township avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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