Palisades has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Saucon Valley Panthers at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Saucon Valley took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Palisades, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, it was close, but Palisades sidestepped Notre Dame-Green Pond for a 4-3 victory.
Palisades saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Bonelli, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Bonelli has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Saucon Valley came up short against Bangor on Saturday and fell 4-1. Saucon Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cole Hubert was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Hubert was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Palisades is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Saucon Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Palisades has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Saucon Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Palisades came up short against Saucon Valley in their previous matchup back in April, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hubert, who struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that Palisades knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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