Local Roundup: Results from June 15
Palmerton rallied in its final at-bat to gain a win Monday in Senior Connie Mack action.
In junior play, Franklin Township continued its winning ways by blanking Coplay.
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Palmerton-
FBTAA/N. Bethlehem
Palmerton ended a five-game losing streak with an 8-6 win over FBTAA/North Bethlehem.
Trailing 5-4 in the top of the seventh inning, the Bombers rallied to gain their first victory of the season.
With two outs, Ben Negley drilled a two-run single to give Palmerton a 6-5 lead. Robbie George later knocked in a run with a fielder’s choice and then crossed home on an error to cap the scoring.
The Bombers’ Colton Becker finished with two singles and two runs.
Palmerton 022 000 4 - 8 7 3
FBTAA/NB 030 200 1 - 6 8 5
Becker, J. Rivera (7), L. Rivera (7) and Uhnak; Ostrosky, Soresi (6) and Heptner. W - Becker. L - Soresi.
Records: Palmerton (1-5); FBTAA/North Bethlehem (2-4-1).
E. Stroudsburg-No. Valley
East Stroudsburg pulled away from Northern Valley to claim a 15-3 victory.
After giving up two first-inning runs, the Chargers answered with a pair of runs in their half. With two outs, Connor Hausman’s RBI single got NV on the board. Then, with the bases loaded, Gabe Markovitz was hit by a pitch to score Brandon Gonzalez with the tying run.
Hausman ended with two singles, a run and an RBI.
Greyson Fuller paced Eastburg with a single, double, two runs and three RBIs.
East Stroudsburg 224 43 - 15 12 1
Northern Valley 200 10 - 3 4 5
Ridner, Martinek (5) and Fuller; Spatz, Gonzalez (3), Kulp (3), Storch (4) and Markovitch. W - Ridner. L - Spatz.
Records: East Stroudsburg (7-3); Northern Valley (2-8).
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Franklin Twp.-Coplay
An eight-run fourth inning helped Franklin Township post a 15-0 win over Coplay.
Franklin, which has won eight in a row, was led by the pitching of Myles Meek, who struck out seven, walked one, and only allowed just one hit to earn the shutout.
Meek also helped himself out in the batter’s box, collecting three singles, a run and two RBIs.
Carter Spotts chipped in with a single, double, two runs and an RBI, while Brody Hunsicker added a single, a walk, three runs and an RBI.
Franklin Twp. 132 81 - 15 11 0
Coplay 000 00 - 0 1 3
Meek and Mriss; Jose, Richards (4), Muller (5) and Attieh. W - Meek. L - Jose.
Records: Franklin Township (10-2); Coplay (5-9).