Salisbury Township is 2-8 against Northwestern Lehigh since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Salisbury Township Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers at 4:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Salisbury Township sitting on 13 straight victories and Northwestern Lehigh on 12.
Salisbury Township's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Louis E. Dieruff.
Owen Fogel made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Fogel was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Fogel wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Gonzales, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Lehigh can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against Northern Lehigh as Northwestern Lehigh made off with a 14-3 victory.
Josh Farber was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Josh Lichman, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Salisbury Township's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1. As for Northwestern Lehigh, their record now sits at 13-3.
Salisbury Township came out on top in a nail-biter against Northwestern Lehigh in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salisbury Township since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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