Palmerton is 2-8 against Southern Lehigh since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Palmerton Blue Bombers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Southern Lehigh Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Palmerton fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Salisbury Township on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 8-7. Palmerton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Derek King and AJ Borger stepped up to the plate in a big way. King went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and a double, while Borger scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Southern Lehigh's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Palisades. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Southern Lehigh couldn't push the score so high this time.
Palmerton's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Southern Lehigh, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Palmerton came up short against Southern Lehigh in their previous matchup on April 9th, falling 8-3. Will Palmerton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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