Baseball Preview: Stroudsburg Mountaineers vs. East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers
Stroudsburg is 8-2 against East Stroudsburg South since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Stroudsburg Mountaineers are on the road again to play the East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers 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'.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Stroudsburg had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Pocono Mountain East. Stroudsburg has struggled against Pocono Mountain East recently, as their match on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Damian Budhai spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Stroudsburg saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Brancato, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Knight, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with.
Meanwhile, East Stroudsburg South came up short against Pocono Mountain West on Monday and fell 5-2. East Stroudsburg South has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East Stroudsburg South also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: James Rabbitt gave up three earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits.
Stroudsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for East Stroudsburg South, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Everything went Stroudsburg's way against East Stroudsburg South when the teams last played back in March as Stroudsburg made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stroudsburg since the squad 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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