It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Saucon Valley had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers a 5-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Saucon Valley as they're now sitting on three straight.
Cole Hubert was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Hubert has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Hubert was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and a double.
Hubert wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Ubriaco, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Saucon Valley's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Northwestern Lehigh, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-6.
Saucon Valley will square off against Pine Grove at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pine Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Saucon Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Northwestern Lehigh does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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