Pocono Mountain East scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Pocono Mountain West Panthers as the Pocono Mountain East Cardinals made off with a 17-9 win. The result was nothing new for Pocono Mountain East, who have now won six matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Justin Williams was incredible, going 3-for-4 with six RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Martinez, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
On Pocono Mountain West's side, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Rivera, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Noah Noguera, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Pocono Mountain East pushed their record up to 14-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Pocono Mountain West, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pocono Mountain East will challenge Emmaus at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Emmaus is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Pocono Mountain West, they will head out on the road to take on Parkland at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Parkland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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