Saucon Valley lost against Bangor last Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Saucon Valley Panthers fell 4-1 to the Bangor Slaters. Saucon Valley has not had much luck with Bangor recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Cole Hubert put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Hubert has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Hubert was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
On Bangor's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Keith, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Saucon Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Bangor, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Saucon Valley will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Palisades at 4:15 p.m. Palisades will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Saucon Valley surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bangor, they will head out on the road to take on Pen Argyl at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bangor is facing Pen Argyl at the right time seeing as Pen Argyl is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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