Lehighton had lost four straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 9-7 to make it five. They fell 9-5 to the Palmerton Blue Bombers. The Indians were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Blue Bombers earlier this season, when they won 15-6.
Lehighton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek Behler, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Aiden Solt was another, going 2-for-3 with one run.
As for Palmerton, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games.
On Palmerton's side, the team relied heavily on Luke Matkso, who went 3-for-5 with two runs and one RBI. Matkso has become a key player for the Blue Bombers: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Greyson Ahner, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Lehighton is set to challenge their familiar foe Northern Lehigh at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Palmerton will square off against rival Northwestern Lehigh at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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