The Lehighton Indians will be playing at home against the Catasauqua Rough Riders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Lehighton came up short against Pottsville and fell 11-6. It was the first time this season that Lehighton let down their fans at home.
Michael Yeakel put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Yeakel was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and a double.
In other batting news, Aiden Rarick was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Rarick is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of John Light, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, sadly, Catasauqua is still looking for their first win of the season after five matches. They suffered a tough 8-1 loss at the hands of Pen Argyl last Thursday.
Lehighton's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for Catasauqua, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Lehighton's way against Catasauqua in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Lehighton made off with an 11-1 victory. Does Lehighton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Catasauqua turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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