
Mountaineers
05/05/25 vs Pleasant Valley | 7-8 |
05/01/25 vs Pocono Mountain West | 5-0 |
04/29/25 @ East Stroudsburg North | 17-2 |
04/25/25 vs East Stroudsburg South | 7-5 |
04/23/25 @ Pocono Mountain East | 5-6 |
Stroudsburg dropped their record down to 14-5 on Monday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Pleasant Valley Bears by a score of 8-7. The Mountaineers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bears earlier this season, when they won 10-3.
Dorothy Elko and Madison Perez did some serious damage despite the final result: Elko went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Perez got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Elena Trotter, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
As for Pleasant Valley, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-7. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games.
On Pleasant Valley's side, the team relied heavily on Lydia Borger, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Emma DePalma was another key player, going 1-for-4 with three RBI.
Looking ahead, Stroudsburg will take on Palmerton at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Blue Bombers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.53 runs per game on average), something the Mountaineers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Pleasant Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Parkland at 4:00 p.m. The Bears' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Trojans have averaged an impressive 8.8 runs per game this season.
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