The Palmerton Blue Bombers will venture away from home to square off against the Lehighton Indians at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Palmerton has three straight victories, Lehighton has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Palmerton's win against Jim Thorpe wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Blue Bombers had just enough and edged out the Olympians 3-1.
Palmerton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AJ Borger, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs. That's the most runs Borger has posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, Lehighton fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Northwestern Lehigh on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They lost 9-3 to the Tigers.
Lehighton's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Palmerton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
Palmerton might still be hurting after the 15-6 loss they got from Lehighton in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Blue Bombers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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