BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The 12th ranked Northampton baseball team picked up another Region 19 victory on Friday afternoon, downing the Phantoms of Delaware County, 21-9, at Spartan Park, in game one of their 3-game series.

The Spartans jumped out to a 7-1 lead after one inning and never looked back, racking up 18 hits in the victory. 

Ellis Snow (Harrisburg, PA/Lower Dauphin) earned the win on the mound, with 5 innings of work, allowing 4 runs on 2 hits, with 6 walks and 3 strikeouts. 

Braden Cummings (Elizabethtown, PA/Elizabethtown) was 3 for 4 with 4 RBI and a triple, Aiden Pearson (Newtown Square, PA/Marple Newtown) went 2 for 3 with a double and 3 RBI and Cade Capello (Elizabethtown, PA/Elizabethtown) finished 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored.

The Spartans improve to 10-6 overall and 5-1 in Region 19.

Delaware County falls to 1-11 overall and 0-9 in Region play. 

The Spartans and Phantoms will match up again on Saturday in Media, PA in games two and three of their Region 19 series.