Baseball Preview: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers vs. Parkland Trojans
East Stroudsburg South is 0-4 against Parkland since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Parkland Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, East Stroudsburg South got themselves on the board against Tamaqua, but Tamaqua never followed suit. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over the Blue Raiders. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for East Stroudsburg South yet this season.
Not much got past Liam Huffman, who gave up just one hit and racked up ten Ks to keep Tamaqua off the board. Huffman has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, East Stroudsburg South's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Cruz, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Parkland made sure to put some runs up on the board against Delaware Valley on Saturday. Parkland was the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Delaware Valley. With that victory, Parkland brought their scoring average up to 7.5 runs per game.
Nathan Bartholomew looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Will Dobil and Louis Inserra did most of the damage at the plate: Dobil scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Inserra went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Dylan Fili was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
The win got East Stroudsburg South back to even at 3-3. As for Parkland, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
East Stroudsburg South came up short against Parkland in their previous matchup back in May of 2021, falling 8-4. Can East Stroudsburg South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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