Baseball Preview: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers vs. Pocono Mountain West Panthers
The East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers will head out on the road to square off against the Pocono Mountain West Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. East Stroudsburg South is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but East Stroudsburg South had to settle for a 7-5 defeat against Wyoming Valley West.
Logan Rasmussen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Huffman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pocono Mountain West came into Saturday's game having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Pleasant Valley 7-6.
Will Mecca was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-3.
East Stroudsburg South's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Pocono Mountain West, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. East Stroudsburg South has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Pocono Mountain West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
East Stroudsburg South skirted past Pocono Mountain West 9-8 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pocono Mountain West's Ryder Bray, who struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will East Stroudsburg South still be able to contain Bray? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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