Baseball Preview: Whitehall Zephyrs vs. Pocono Mountain East Cardinals
The Whitehall Zephyrs will head out on the road to square off against the Pocono Mountain East Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Whitehall's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Pocono Mountain East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
The third road match was the charm for Whitehall, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Freedom on Saturday and snuck past 4-3.
Whitehall got a great performance from Aurelius Haddad as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Whitehall saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Hoderewski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Pocono Mountain East was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. They fell just short of Scranton by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Pocono Mountain East has scored all season.
Pocono Mountain East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rocco DelGiudice, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Pocono Mountain East hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Whitehall's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Pocono Mountain East, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Whitehall might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from Pocono Mountain East in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Whitehall, Evan Schmelz (who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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