Saucon Valley is 2-8 against Palisades since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Saucon Valley Panthers will be playing at home against the Palisades Pirates at 4:15 p.m. The last three games Saucon Valley has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Saucon Valley's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Salisbury Township on Monday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 1-0.
Matty Seyfried spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Saucon Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tori Fink, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Saucon Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Salisbury Township only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Palisades waltzed into their match on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Spartans a 5-0 shutout.
Not much got past Karlye Teman, who gave up just three hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Southern Lehigh off the board.
On the hitting side, Palisades let Erin Wallillich and Brooklynn Lucas loose on the outfield. Wallillich scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Lucas went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Saucon Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Palisades, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Saucon Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Palisades struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Saucon Valley might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Palisades in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Teman, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that Saucon Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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