The matchup between Saucon Valley and Northwestern Lehigh on Monday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Panthers fell 12-9 to the Tigers. The Panthers have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Matthew Chaffier was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Chaffier was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, MacArthur Gilman was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Saucon Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Northwestern Lehigh, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Coming up, Saucon Valley will venture away from home to take on Pen Argyl at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Northwestern Lehigh, they will welcome Kutztown at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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