The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals will square off against the Nazareth Area Blue Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Pocono Mountain East's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on East Stroudsburg North with a sharp 15-0 win.
Meanwhile, Nazareth Area had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 9-3 margin over the Konkrete Kids. Considering the Blue Eagles have won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kylie Grover spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on two hits and racked up ten Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game.
At the plate, Taylor Friel was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Infantino, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Nazareth Area lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their home run total in three consecutive games.
Nazareth Area's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Pocono Mountain East, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
Pocono Mountain East might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Nazareth Area in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will the Cardinals have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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