Lehighton and Our Lady of Lourdes Regional are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Lehighton Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lehighton is out to stop a ten-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Lehighton's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Blue Mountain on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Eagles. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Lehighton's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Weatherly with a sharp 11-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional considering their two-run performance the match before.
Makayla Adams made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Adams was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Brynn Barcavage and Maddie Scandle did most of the damage at the plate: Barcavage scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Scandle scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kamryn Kotzo, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Lehighton's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Lehighton came up short against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional in their previous matchup back in April, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional's Hailee Brown, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Lehighton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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