Saucon Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Palisades on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Palisades Pirates by a score of 8-6. Saucon Valley just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Cole Hubert was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over 4.1 innings pitched. Hubert has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Hubert was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Hubert wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Hubert, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Saucon Valley was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Like Saucon Valley, Palisades also got a great game from a two-way player: Tyler Bonelli. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bonelli was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ted Musselman was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Saucon Valley now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Palisades, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-8.
Saucon Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palisades, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Executive Education Academy Charter School at 4:00 p.m. Palisades will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
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