Baseball Preview: North Pocono Trojans vs. Holy Redeemer Royals
The North Pocono Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Holy Redeemer Royals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Pocono will be strutting in after a victory while Holy Redeemer will be coming in after a defeat.
In what's become a running theme this season, North Pocono gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They never let Scranton onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for North Pocono considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Cole Dymek made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Dymek was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, Josh Staples was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Zach Hatala, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Holy Redeemer had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Wyoming Area on Tuesday. Holy Redeemer has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cody Quaglia made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Gordon, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI and a stolen base.
North Pocono's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-9. As for Holy Redeemer, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5.
North Pocono took their victory against Holy Redeemer in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 11-1. Will North Pocono repeat their success, or does Holy Redeemer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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