Baseball Game Preview: Northern Lehigh Bulldogs vs. Palmerton Blue Bombers

Bulldogs

Runs

05/03/25 vs Jim Thorpe	7
04/30/25 @ Lehighton	10
04/29/25 vs Hamburg	8
04/25/25 @ Northwestern Lehigh	10
04/24/25 @ Saucon Valley	8
+ 14 more games

Northern Lehigh is 2-8 against Palmerton since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Blue Bombers at 7:00 p.m. Northern Lehigh is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.

Northern Lehigh couldn't beat Jim Thorpe on Saturday even though they stacked four runs on them in the fifth inning. The Bulldogs took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Olympians.

Connor Simms made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Trent Richards also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Meanwhile, Palmerton entered their tilt with Northwestern Lehigh on Thursday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Tigers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Blue Bombers have posted against the Tigers since March 28, 2023.

The team relied heavily on Mason George, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Luke Matkso was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run.

Palmerton pushed their record up to 11-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Northern Lehigh, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.

Northern Lehigh skirted past Palmerton 5-4 when the teams last played back in March. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Blue Bombers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.