After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Northwestern Lehigh, Northern Lehigh was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Salisbury Township Falcons and snuck past 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Northern Lehigh, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Salisbury Township's part, Bailee Neitz was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Leilanna Negron was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Salisbury Township hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Northern Lehigh's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Salisbury Township, they dropped their record down to 2-14 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Northern Lehigh has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Southern Lehigh at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Northern Lehigh is facing Southern Lehigh at the right time seeing as Southern Lehigh is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Salisbury Township, they will head out on the road to square off against Pen Argyl at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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