Baseball Preview: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers vs. Northampton Konkrete Kids
East Stroudsburg South is 0-4 against Northampton since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers will head out on the road to square off against the Northampton Konkrete Kids at 4:00 p.m. Northampton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on East Stroudsburg South, who comes in off a win.
After only one run in their last match, East Stroudsburg South made sure to put some runs up on the board against East Stroudsburg North on Wednesday. East Stroudsburg South put the hurt on East Stroudsburg North with a sharp 16-0 win. That 16 run margin sets a new team best for East Stroudsburg South this season.
Jacob Markowski made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Markowski was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, East Stroudsburg South got a massive performance out of Aaron Kasperski, who scored a run while going 4-for-4. Alex Perez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Northampton's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Whitehall. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Northampton has scored all season.
Brady Simock was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Northampton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Higgins, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
East Stroudsburg South has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Northampton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. East Stroudsburg South has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northampton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
East Stroudsburg South couldn't quite finish off Northampton when the teams last played back in April of 2021 and fell 10-8. Can East Stroudsburg South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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