The Southern Lehigh Spartans will head out to square off against the Freedom Patriots at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Southern Lehigh will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Southern Lehigh beat Bangor 5-2. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, Freedom fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Nazareth Area on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blue Eagles by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Patriots have suffered since May 13, 2024.
Michael Horvath was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. What's more, he gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Freedom saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Darien Serrano, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Southern Lehigh's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Freedom, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4.
Southern Lehigh came up short against Freedom when the teams last played back in March of 2016, falling 7-4. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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