Wilson Area is 0-10 against Northwestern Lehigh since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wilson Area Warriors will take on the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers at 3:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
If Wilson Area beats Northwestern Lehigh with four runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Wilson Area skirted past Salisbury Township 4-2. That's two games straight that Wilson Area has won by exactly two runs.
Zakary Kardos was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Angelo DiBiagio was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Northwestern Lehigh ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged Southern Lehigh out 5-4.
Shaun O'Donnell tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Eli Zimmerman was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bobby Croneberger, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Wilson Area pushed their record up to 12-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Northwestern Lehigh, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.
Wilson Area suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Northwestern Lehigh in their previous meeting back in April. Can Wilson Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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