The Palmerton Blue Bombers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bangor Slaters at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Palmerton took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Saucon Valley out 6-5.
AJ Borger was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Borger has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Borger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jacob Grammes was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bangor had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with an 8-3 win over Northern Lehigh on Wednesday.
Blake Kornafel was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Keith, who scored a run and stole five bases while going 1-for-3.
Palmerton's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Bangor, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Palmerton might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Bangor in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bangor's Greg Campbell, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Palmerton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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