The Bangor Slaters will face off against the Lehighton Indians at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bangor will be strutting in after a victory while Lehighton will be coming in after a loss.
While Bangor didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Jim Thorpe 20-9 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Slaters, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lehighton came up short against Northern Lehigh on Wednesday, falling 16-2. The Indians have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Brynn Mriss was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Bangor has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Lehighton, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
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