The Lehigh Lightning will venture away from home to take on the North Port Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lehigh is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Lehigh fell victim to Babcock and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Trailblazers, falling 7-0.
Meanwhile, North Port started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Lemon Bay. They fell 6-3 to the Manta Rays on Friday. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Payson Rumley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. Those hits were her first of the season.
At the plate, Kaitlin Kohlenberg was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Baskins, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Lehigh's record now sits at 3-7. As for North Port, their record now sits at 4-6.
Lehigh suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to North Port when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Can Lehigh avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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