Baseball Preview: Bangor Slaters vs. East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers
Bangor is 6-1 against East Stroudsburg South since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bangor Slaters will head out on the road to challenge the East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bangor has seven straight wins, East Stroudsburg South has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bangor can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They blew past Palmerton 6-0.
Greg Campbell made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Campbell was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dylan Keith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Keith is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was MJ Siu, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for East Stroudsburg South's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 17-0 walloping at the hands of Nazareth Area on Monday.
East Stroudsburg South saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Huffman, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Bangor's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for East Stroudsburg South, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
East Stroudsburg South's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Bangor has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.7 hits per game. It's a different story for East Stroudsburg South, though, as they've been averaging 9. Given Bangor's sizable advantage in that area, East Stroudsburg South will need to find a way to close that gap.
Bangor was able to grind out a solid win over East Stroudsburg South in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bangor since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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