After three games on the road, Pocono Mountain West is heading back home. They will take on the Stroudsburg Mountaineers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but Pocono Mountain West had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Parkland. Pocono Mountain West has struggled against Parkland recently, as their contest on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Owen Kliesh was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Will Mecca was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Stroudsburg scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Pleasant Valley as Stroudsburg made off with a 17-4 win. Winning may never get old, but Stroudsburg sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
The team relied heavily on Pietro Maccarrone, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Alex Pacitti, who scored three runs and stole a base.
Pocono Mountain West's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Stroudsburg, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Pocono Mountain West has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Stroudsburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Pocono Mountain West came up short against Stroudsburg in their previous meeting back in April, falling 8-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stroudsburg's Damian Budhai, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Pocono Mountain West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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