Salisbury Township is 1-9 against Southern Lehigh since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Salisbury Township Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Southern Lehigh Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Salisbury Township is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Salisbury Township is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Pen Argyl (and have done all season long). Salisbury Township put the hurt on Pen Argyl with a sharp 14-5 win on Thursday. Salisbury Township's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Brady Leiner looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nate Nunez was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run and four runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Bucchim, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Southern Lehigh unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Muhlenberg by a score of 5-3.
Salisbury Township's victory bumped their record up to 15-3. As for Southern Lehigh, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6.
Salisbury Township might still be hurting after the 9-3 loss they got from Southern Lehigh when the teams last played on Tuesday. Can Salisbury Township avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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