Baseball Preview: Pocono Mountain East Cardinals vs. Louis E. Dieruff Huskies
The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals will be playing at home against the Louis E. Dieruff Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Pocono Mountain East gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past East Stroudsburg North 11-1. The victory was familiar territory for Pocono Mountain East who now have three in a row.
Camryn Sopko looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Pocono Mountain East got a massive performance out of Bobby Ehrmann, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Jayden Martinez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Louis E. Dieruff had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged East Stroudsburg North out 5-3.
Frawvely Peralta was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gustavo Cepin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Pocono Mountain East has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Louis E. Dieruff, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7.
Louis E. Dieruff's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Pocono Mountain East hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .327. It's a different story for Louis E. Dieruff, though, as they've only averaged .205. Will they be able to contain Pocono Mountain East's hitters?
Everything went Pocono Mountain East's way against Louis E. Dieruff in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Pocono Mountain East made off with a 10-0 victory. Does Pocono Mountain East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Louis E. Dieruff turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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