Jim Thorpe is 2-8 against Lehighton since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Olympians will square off against the Indians at 4:15 p.m. Jim Thorpe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Jim Thorpe is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Friday. They fell 16-11 to Northern Lehigh. Even if the Olympians couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Hannah Zacharias made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Ryah Confer was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Lehighton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Bangor, falling 15-4.
Lehighton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Trach, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Sophia Wise also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Jim Thorpe's defeat dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Lehighton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Jim Thorpe suffered a grim 19-8 defeat to Lehighton when the teams last played back in April. Can the Olympians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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