The Salisbury Township Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Bangor Slaters at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Salisbury Township is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Salisbury Township had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 15-run drubbing they dealt Moravian Academy on Wednesday. The Falcons put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 16-1 victory. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Josiah Kuhns looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched.
Caleb Gonzalez
| 04/02/25 vs Moravian Academy | 3 |
| 03/31/25 vs Northern Lehigh | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs Lehighton | 1 |
| 03/27/25 @ Jim Thorpe | 0 |
| 03/25/25 vs Palisades | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
On the hitting side, Salisbury Township let Nate Nunez and Caleb Gonzalez run wild. Nunez scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Gonzalez scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Gonzalez continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Dominic Gracia also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Salisbury Township always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
Bangor had taken East Stroudsburg South down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Slaters came up short against the Cavaliers, falling 14-4. The Slaters have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Salisbury Township's record now sits at 6-1. As for Bangor, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Salisbury Township took their win against Bangor in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-0 score. Do the Falcons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Slaters turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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