The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Stroudsburg Mountaineers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Pocono Mountain East is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Pocono Mountain East beat Delaware Valley 5-2.
Bobby Ehrmann and Nate Meinweiser were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Ehrmann didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Meinweiser pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ehrmann has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Ehrmann scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Meinweiser scored a run while going 2-for-3.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Connor Triano, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Jayden Martinez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Stroudsburg suffered a tough 13-2 loss at the hands of Whitehall on Saturday. Stroudsburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pocono Mountain East pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Stroudsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Stroudsburg's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Pocono Mountain East hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .335. It's a different story for Stroudsburg, though, as they've only averaged .224. Will they be able to contain Pocono Mountain East's hitters?
Everything went Pocono Mountain East's way against Stroudsburg in their previous meeting back in March as Pocono Mountain East made off with a 12-1 victory. Does Pocono Mountain East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stroudsburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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