The Northern Lehigh Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Pine Grove Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Northern Lehigh is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Schuylkill Haven on Tuesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hurricanes. The Bulldogs' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Pine Grove entered their tilt with Tri-Valley on Friday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 4-0 shutout.
Not much got past Jamie Dinger, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Tri-Valley off the board. Dinger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 18 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Callee Leffler, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Shiffer, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Pine Grove's win bumped their record up to 21-2. As for Northern Lehigh, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Northern Lehigh came up short against Pine Grove when the teams last played back in June of 2017, falling 5-1. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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