Baseball Preview: Pocono Mountain East Cardinals vs. Pleasant Valley Bears
Pocono Mountain East and Pleasant Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Pleasant Valley Bears, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, it was close, but Pocono Mountain East sidestepped Stroudsburg for a 4-3 victory.
Rocco DelGiudice was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Valley scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand East Stroudsburg North a 12-0 shutout. The win was a breath of fresh air for Pleasant Valley as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Cameron King looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Kole Henry was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Pandolfo, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-2.
Pocono Mountain East pushed their record up to 9-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Pleasant Valley, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-8.
Pocono Mountain East took their victory against Pleasant Valley in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 11-3. Does Pocono Mountain East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pleasant Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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