The Lehighton Indians will head out on the road to take on the Salisbury Township Falcons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lehighton comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Lehighton fell victim to Pen Argyl and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Green Knights, falling 14-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Indians' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Salisbury Township made sure to put some runs up on the board against Jim Thorpe on Thursday. Salisbury Township was the clear victor by an 18-12 margin over Jim Thorpe. Considering the Falcons have won three matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Salisbury Township got a massive performance out of Sophia Gunning, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Gunning also hit a triple, marking her first of the season. Gianna Olds was another key player, going 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Salisbury Township always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Salisbury Township has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. Lehighton's loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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