The Southern Lehigh Spartans will head out to take on the Easton Area Rovers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Southern Lehigh will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Southern Lehigh is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Catasauqua get on the board and left with an 18-0 victory on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Spartans with their most commanding win of the season.
Delaney Young looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). That one hit allowed gave her a new career-low.
At the plate, Southern Lehigh got a massive performance out of Lila Padden, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most doubles Padden has posted since back in April of 2024. Brooke Davies also deserves some recognition as she scored her first runs of the season.
Southern Lehigh kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 13 hits in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Easton Area not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 18, 2024. They were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over Allentown Central Catholic. The Rovers haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Faith Zimmerman was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mary Munjone, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Easton Area back to even at 1-1. As for Southern Lehigh, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Southern Lehigh might still be hurting after the 15-4 loss they got from Easton Area in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Southern Lehigh avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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