Southern Lehigh put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Bangor Slaters with a sharp 16-4 win. For Southern Lehigh, this counts as revenge for the 20-10 loss Bangor walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Delaney Young tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kaley Hoffman was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alexa Smith, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Bangor's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylynn Figurski, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Southern Lehigh is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Bangor, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
Southern Lehigh will head out on the road to challenge Palmerton at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Palmerton's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six games. As for Bangor, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Palisades at 4:00 p.m. Palisades is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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