Jim Thorpe fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Salisbury Township on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 7-6.
Jim Thorpe saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zack Murphy, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Murphy a new career-high in RBI (three).
Jim Thorpe's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-2. As for Salisbury Township, the win keeps they at an undefeated 4-0.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Jim Thorpe will take on rival Palisades at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Salisbury Township is set to challenge their familiar foe Lehighton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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