The Palisades Pirates will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Southern Lehigh Spartans, where first pitch is scheduled at 2:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Palisades will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 11) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Notre Dame-Green Pond out 3-1.
Not much got past Karlye Teman, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Notre Dame-Green Pond off the board. Teman has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rhiley Poniktera, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
Meanwhile, Southern Lehigh came into Friday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Northern Lehigh a 2-0 shutout on Friday.
Not much got past Delaney Young, who gave up just two hits to keep Northern Lehigh off the board. It was the first time this season that Young allowed two or more hits.
At the plate, Southern Lehigh saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Morghan Davies, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Palisades is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Southern Lehigh, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
Southern Lehigh's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Palisades has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Southern Lehigh, though, as they've been averaging 8.9. Given Palisades' sizable advantage in that area, Southern Lehigh will need to find a way to close that gap.
Palisades took their victory against Southern Lehigh in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. Will Palisades repeat their success, or does Southern Lehigh have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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