Baseball Recap: Solebury Snaps Five-Game Streak of Losses at Home

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Solebury). Everything went their way against the Mesivta Mustangs on Monday as they made off with a 20-9 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Spartans considering their two-run performance the game before.

Obie Taylor made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Solebury got a massive performance out of Will Saltzman, who went 3-for-6 with four stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave Saltzman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Laith Baeringer, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.

Solebury was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Solebury's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Mesivta, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.

Coincidentally, Solebury and Mesivta will both be playing AIM Academy the next time they take the field. The Mustangs will head out to face the Wolfpack at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while the Spartans will head out to face them at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.