Saucon Valley is 0-10 against Bangor since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Saucon Valley Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Bangor Slaters 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'.
Saucon Valley is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They fell 5-1 to Pen Argyl.
Matty Seyfried spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ryan Gall made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Bangor had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Notre Dame-Green Pond on Wednesday.
Jade Hendricks made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Saucon Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Bangor, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
Saucon Valley might still be hurting after the 11-4 loss they got from Bangor when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bangor's Marissa Siu, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Now that Saucon Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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