Baseball Preview: Pleasant Valley Bears vs. Pocono Mountain East Cardinals
The Pleasant Valley Bears will face off against the Pocono Mountain East Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Pleasant Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Pocono Mountain East will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Pleasant Valley turned things around against East Stroudsburg North on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Timberwolves. That four run margin sets a new team best for the Bears this season.
Sam Smale spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits.
Jacob George
| 04/23/25 @ East Stroudsburg North | 4 |
| 04/01/25 vs Stroudsburg | 1 |
| 03/26/25 @ Liberty | 1 |
| 03/24/25 vs William Allen | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob George, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kole Henry, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Pocono Mountain East unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Stroudsburg by a score of 9-7.
Rocco DelGiudice was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Justin Williams was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Vincent Gambino was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.
Pleasant Valley's victory bumped their record up to 4-10. As for Pocono Mountain East, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
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