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Palmerton teams win on same day again

Palmerton posted wins in baseball and softball on Monday.

It marked the third straight time both Blue Bomber teams have won on the same day. The two squads defeated Pen Argyl last Thursday, and Lehighton on Saturday.BASEBALLCatasauqua-PalmertonPalmerton cruised by Catasauqua in a Colonial League game, 11-1.Ben Serfass led the Bombers (5-4; 4-3) with four hits, including a triple and two runs.Brody Boehler added three hits and two RBIs, while Kyle Schoenberger added a double and two RBIs.Catasauqua 100 000 - 1 5 3Palmerton 510 122 - 11 11 1Berger, McCartney (5) and Bilder; Silfies and Mooney. W - Silfies. L - Berger.Palisades-Northern LehighPalisades edged Northern Lehigh in a Colonial League battle, 7-6.The Bulldogs (1-7; 1-6) trailed by five and scored four runs in the final inning.Luke Eitner and Gio Colon each had two hits for Northern Lehigh. Ryan Hoffer and Jacob Kistler each drove in a run.Palisades 400 012 0 - 7 11 8No. Lehigh 000 101 4 - 6 5 5McGrath, Johnson (6), Danuloff (7); Evangelist, Hess. W - McGrath. L - Evangelist.Panther Valley-Lincoln LeadershipPanther Valley out-slugged Lincoln Leadership in a non-league affair, 16-7.Anthony Michalik led the Panthers (4-3) with a 6-for-6 day at the dish with a grand slam, four singles, a double, and six RBIs.Tristan Blasko had two hits and two RBIs, Mason Goida tallied two hits, and Aaron Miller had three hits. Zach Kindt added a double and a pair of RBIs.Panther Valley 121 215 4 - 16 16 4Lincoln Leader 031 030 0 - 7 5 7Grullon, Rosa (6) and Presinal; Miller, Buzzard (5), Michalik (6) and Goida. W - Buzzard. L - Rosa. HR: PV - Michalik (7th, three on); LL - Lovera (5th, none on).Saucon Vy.-NorthwesternNorthwestern edged Saucon Valley for a 5-4 Colonial League win.Isaac Fatzinger, Jake Haas, and Zach Stanley each collected an RBI for the Tigers (4-4), who scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out the win.Saucon Valley 000 200 2 - 4 5 1Northwestern 200 100 2 - 5 5 3Smith, Snead (7) and Morrissey; Vogwill, Laudenslager (7), Fager (7) and Wiik. W - Fager. L - Snead.Bangor-Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley rolled by Bangor in a non-league contest, 12-2.Connor Pandolfo and Nicholas Gattuso both had three hits for the Bears (6-2).Pandolfo, Collin Stivala, and Eric Bond each had a pair of RBIs. Brett Hardy struck out seven in four innings.Bangor 000 11 - 2 2 4Pleasant Vy. 313 23 - 12 15 1Benton, Toth (2), Beck (3); Hardy, Coursey (5). W - Hardy. L - Benton.Pine Grove-TamaquaTamaqua earned a Schuylkill League win over Pine Grove, 7-4.The Raiders (5-3; 2-2) scored six runs in the second inning.Nate Boyle hit a bases-clearing double in the big frame. Casey Rother added two hits and two RBIs, while Isaiah Kupchinsky contributed two hits and a run.Pine Grove 020 011 0 - 4 8 2Tamaqua 160 000 x - 7 7 2Levan, T. Zimmerman (6) and Bohr; Rother, Inama (5), Minchoff (7) and Knoblauch, Rother (5). W - Rother. L - Levan.SOFTBALLCatasauqua-PalmertonA five-run first inning was all Palmerton needed to pull out a 5-2 Colonial League win over Catasauqua.The Blue Bombers' Lexi Merkel tossed a complete game three-hitter, striking out 12.Sadie Heiney paced the Bombers with a double and two RBIs. Paige Shupp added two hits and an RBI.Palmerton improves to 6-3 overall and 4-3 in the league, while Catty slips to 0-9 overall.Catasauqua 000 000 2 - 2 3 0Palmerton 500 000 0 - 5 4 0Merkel and A. Frantz, S. Shupp (5); Kesller and Bellesfield. W - Merkel. L - Kessler. HR: Catasauqua - S. Smith (7th, one on).Palisades-Northern LehighKaitlin Hoffman tossed a complete game one-hitter to help Northern Lehigh record a 4-1 Colonial League victory over Palisades.Northern Lehigh's Briana Schuck (double, RBI), Olivia Toth (two singles) and Lauren Hoffman (double, run scored, RBI) provided the bulk of the offense for the Bulldogs (7-1; 6-1).Kaitlin Hoffman helped herself with a solo home run in the fifth inning.Palisades 000 010 0 - 1 1 1No. Lehigh 102 010 0 - 4 7 1Koenig and Skibo; K. Hoffman and D. Hoffman. W - K. Hoffman. L - Koenig. HR: Northern Lehigh - K. Hoffman (5th, none on).Saucon Vy.-NorthwesternNorthwestern's 10-run second inning led to a 16-1 Colonial League rout of Saucon Valley.Brooke Wehr and Emily Akalaitis powered the explosive inning with a pair of grand slams, while Ashley Sisco added a solo home run.Wehr finished the contest with four hits, including a triple, four runs, and six RBIs.Emily Akalaitis had three singles and five RBIs, while Sisco went 3-for-4 with two singles and two RBIs for the Tigers (4-3).Saucon Valley 010 0 - 1 4 3Northwestern 5(10)0 1 - 16 17 0Okken and Messenlehner; E. Akelaitis, Lentz (4) and Wehr. W - E. Akelaitis. L - Okken. HR: Northwestern - Wehr (2nd, three on), E. Akelaitis (2nd, three on), Sisco (2nd, none on).Pleasant Valley-HazeltonHazleton only needed five innings of work to register an 11-1 non-league victory over Pleasant Valley.Tylor Woltal led the Bears with a single and a run scored, while Carissa DeSimone and Janelle Frable added the other hits for PV (1-6).Meara Hanyon recorded an RBI.Pleasant Valley 001 00 - 1 3 6Hazleton 522 01 - 11 10 3McKeever and Morales; Book, Kost (5) and Kinney. W - Book. L - McKeever.MMI-MarianMarian defeated MMI Prep in a non-league game, 10-0.Lyndsey Reinoehl led the Fillies (7-2) with a double, triple, and three RBIs. She also struck out 11 in the circle as the winning pitcher.Mackenzie Joy and Macy Alansky each had two hits.MMI 000 000 - 0 1 3Marian 232 201 - 10 14 1Minzola and Kupshow; Reinoehl and M. Joy. W - Reinoehl. L - Minzola.TENNISNotre Dame GP-PalmertonNotre Dame of Green Pond blanked Palmerton for a 5-0 Colonial League win.The loss dropped the Bombers to 5-11.Notre Dame GP 5, Palmerton 0SINGLESMatt Hildago (NDGP) def. Nate Andrews 6-1, 6-0; Pat Bassil (NDGP) def. Marc Roselli 6-3, 6-1; Pablo Martinez (NDGP) def. Mercy Melo 6-4, 6-3.DOUBLESJon Moran/Derek McFarland (NDGP) def. Nicole Address/Erica Messics 6-1, 6-1; Dan Krotchta/Brian Myers (NDGP) def. Taylor Hirocheck/Jenna Blynn 6-0, 6-0.Jim Thorpe-Pocono WestPocono Mountain West edged Jim Thorpe for a 3-2 non-conference win.Matt Widdicombe posted a singles victory for the Olympians.Raymond O'Neil and Erik McLain-Walter paired up for the other team point for JT with a doubles win.Jim Thorpe falls to 3-7 overall.PM West 3, Jim Thorpe 2SINGLESJoe Romano (PMW) def. Matt Green 6-4, 6-3; Tom Gaudette (PMW) def. 6-0, 7-5; Matt Widdicombe (JT) def. Sudesh Teayman 6-7 (3-10), 6-0, 7-4.DOUBLESLuke Meyer/Oskar Kwarciany (PMW) def. Emilio Mercado/Raymond O'Neil 6-1, 6-1; Raymond O'Neil/Erik McLain-Walter (JT) def. Roull Pena/Omar Jeffers 8-7 (7-4 tiebreaker) proset.

Palmerton's Ben Serfass slides into third base while Catasauqua third baseman Shane Dolon can't handle the throw. RICH GEORGE/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS