Catasauqua is 2-7 against Palisades since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rough Riders will venture away from home to take on the Pirates at 3:00 p.m. Catasauqua will be strutting in after a victory while Palisades will be coming in after a defeat.
Catasauqua is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Moravian Academy on Thursday as they made off with a 12-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Rough Riders considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Alex Bolmer tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Lynkan Moore was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cody Roth, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Catasauqua always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Palisades came up short against Bangor on Wednesday and fell 6-3. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Slaters recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Palisades saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anderson Hsu, who went 2-for-3 with two runs. John Curran also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Catasauqua's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-13. As for Palisades, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Everything went Catasauqua's way against Palisades in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Catasauqua made off with a 10-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rough Riders since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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