Northern Lehigh has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Saucon Valley Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Northern Lehigh's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Southern Lehigh on Friday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 2-0. The game marked the first time this season in which Northern Lehigh was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Saucon Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Bangor by a score of 4-3.
Saucon Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mallory Brown, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Saucon Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bangor only tossed seven.
Northern Lehigh's record is now 10-5. As for Saucon Valley, their record now sits at 3-12.
Northern Lehigh skirted past Saucon Valley 10-9 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northern 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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