The Palmerton Blue Bombers will challenge the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Palmerton will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Palmerton earned a 9-5 victory over Lehighton. That's two games straight that the Blue Bombers have won by exactly four runs.
Luke Matkso
| 04/29/25 @ Lehighton | 2 |
| 04/28/25 vs Jim Thorpe | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Palisades | 2 |
| 04/18/25 @ Wilson Area | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Moravian Academy | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
The team relied heavily on Luke Matkso, who went 3-for-5 with two runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Palmerton's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Greyson Ahner, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Lehigh unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 7-4 to Jim Thorpe.
Cannon Fitch made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Eli Zimmerman, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Palmerton pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Northwestern Lehigh, their loss dropped their record down to 16-3.
Palmerton might still be hurting after the 13-4 defeat they got from Northwestern Lehigh in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Blue Bombers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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