Lehighton won against North Schuylkill last Wednesday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Lehighton Indians walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Pine Grove Cardinals. The win was familiar territory for Lehighton who now have three in a row.
Aiden Rarick was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Yeakel, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
On Pine Grove's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Karenda, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Pine Grove didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lehighton only tossed four.
Lehighton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Pine Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lehighton will face off against Saucon Valley at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Pine Grove, they will head out on the road to take on Tri-Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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