The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Whitehall Zephyrs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Pocono Mountain East will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Pocono Mountain East will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Easton Area, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. The Cardinals came out on top against the Rovers by a score of 4-1 on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Cardinals have won by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, Whitehall never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against William Allen as they made off with a 19-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Zephyrs, who have now won three contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Whitehall let Molly McFetridge and Amya Espinal run wild. McFetridge went 1-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Espinal went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that McFetridge launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aryanna Donlon, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Whitehall always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as William Allen only posted an OBP of .333.
The victory made it two in a row for Whitehall and bumps their season record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.5 runs over those games. As for Pocono Mountain East, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Pocono Mountain East might still be hurting after the 13-2 loss they got from Whitehall when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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