Baseball Preview: Pocono Mountain West Panthers vs. Pleasant Valley Bears
Pocono Mountain West is 2-8 against Pleasant Valley since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pocono Mountain West Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Pleasant Valley Bears at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pocono Mountain West lost 15-4 to Nazareth Area on Monday.
Will Mecca made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Valley fell victim to Parkland and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Trojans. Pleasant Valley has struggled against Parkland recently, as their match on Monday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Pocono Mountain West's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-9. As for Pleasant Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Pocono Mountain West came out on top in a nail-biter against Pleasant Valley in their previous matchup last Saturday, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pocono Mountain West 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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