Saucon Valley and Notre Dame-Green Pond are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Saucon Valley Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Saucon Valley is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Saucon Valley will head into Tuesday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Wilson Area on Tuesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the seven-point loss they were dealt on Saturday. Saucon Valley fell just short of Wilson Area by a score of 3-1.
Saucon Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Ubriaco, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Notre Dame-Green Pond's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell victim to a tough 12-4 defeat at the hands of Northwestern Lehigh.
Saucon Valley now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Notre Dame-Green Pond, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Saucon Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Notre Dame-Green Pond struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Saucon Valley took their victory against Notre Dame-Green Pond when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saucon Valley since the team 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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