Franklin Township and Northern Valley both picked up Lehigh Valley Connie Mack wins on Friday.

LV CONNIE MACK

Franklin Township-Jim Thorpe

Franklin Township rallied from an early deficit to gain a 7-4 win over Jim Thorpe.

Thorpe raced to a 4-0 lead after two innings, but Franklin plated two runs in the third and took the lead for good with a four-run fifth frame.

Brady O’Donnell collected three hits, one a double, and scored a pair of runs for the winners. He also knocked in one run.

Carter Birnbaum added a single and a double, scored twice and had an RBI. Ian Rarick also contributed two hits for FT.

For Thorpe, Nick Schwartz finished with two hits and a run scored, while Jack Edwards had three RBIs.

Franklin Township 002 040 1 - 7 14 2

Jim Thorpe 040 000 0 - 4 5 4

I. Rarick, Dyer and Yeakel; Edwards, Schwartz (5), McArdle (6) and Domski. W - I. Rarick. L - Schwartz.

Northern Valley-Northampton

Northern Valley used a huge fifth inning to pull away from Northampton for a 13-0 victory.

The Chargers led 2-0 after four frames, but combined nine hits, two walks and a few errors to score 11 times in the fifth.

Wesley George had three hits, one a double, and knocked in four runs to lead Northern Valley (3-0). George also scored a pair of runs.

Sam Mauro added two hits, two runs and an RBI, while Chase Moyer and Erik Mather both finished with a pair of hits and a couple runs scored. Jake Tosh chipped in with a hit and two RBIs.

George also excelled on the mound, tossing a two-hit shutout. He walked only two and struck out nine.

Northern Valley 100 1(11) - 13 13 0

Northampton 000 0 0 - 0 2 4

George and Russo, VanNorman (5); Merced, Motsko (5) and Koch. W - George. L - Merced.

Palmerton-Stroudsburg

Palmerton managed only two hits against Stroudsburg as the Blue Bombers dropped a 12-2 decision.

Nate Steinmetz had a triple and a run scored for Palmerton (1-1), while Dalton Rumfield contributed a hit and an RBI.

The winners used a five-run third inning and a six-run fourth frame to take control of the game.

Litts, the game’s winning pitcher, led the way offensively for Stroudsburg with two hits, two runs and three RBIs.

Palmerton 001 10 - 2 2 4

Stroudsburg 005 61 - 12 7 1

Grammes, Stroup (4) and Rumfield; Litts and Quintero. W - Litts. L - Grammes.