The Hamburg Hawks will square off against the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hamburg will be strutting in after a victory while Northwestern Lehigh will be coming in after a defeat.
Northwestern Lehigh will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Hamburg extended their winning streak to three on Saturday. The Hawks came out on top against Tulpehocken by a score of 6-2.
Palmerton hit Northwestern Lehigh with a four-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers fell just short of the Blue Bombers by a score of 5-4. Tigers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Blue Bombers since on Thursday.
Josh Farber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Northwestern Lehigh saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Zimmerman, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Northwestern Lehigh's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4. As for Hamburg, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
Hamburg couldn't quite get it done against Northwestern Lehigh when the teams last played back in April of 2019 as they fell 7-2. Will the Hawks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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