The Palisades Pirates will face off against the Lehighton Indians at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Palisades came up short against Northwestern Lehigh on Wednesday, falling 11-4. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Palisades saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ted Mussleman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lehighton beat Catasauqua 7-4 on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Rough Riders: they've now won four in a row.
The team relied heavily on Cody Snyder, who scored four runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. Lehighton is undefeated when Snyder posts two or more runs, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jayse Lawrence, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Lehighton pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Palisades, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
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