The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Southern Lehigh Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northwestern Lehigh is coming into the game hot, having won their last 13 games.
Last Monday, Northwestern Lehigh had just enough and edged Salisbury Township out 7-6.
Cannon Fitch and Eli Zimmerman did most of the damage at the plate: Fitch scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Zimmerman scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Josh Lichman, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Southern Lehigh put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Salisbury Township 9-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Southern Lehigh.
Northwestern Lehigh pushed their record up to 14-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Southern Lehigh, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Northwestern Lehigh took their victory against Southern Lehigh in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwestern Lehigh since the squad 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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