Pocono Mountain West lost against Parkland back in April of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pocono Mountain West Panthers fell just short of the Parkland Trojans by a score of 5-4. The defeat continues a trend for Pocono Mountain West in their matchups with Parkland: they've now lost five in a row.
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.
On the hitting side, Will Mecca was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Parkland's side, Louis Inserra was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Klotz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Pocono Mountain West's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Parkland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-5.
Pocono Mountain West will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against East Stroudsburg North at 4:00 p.m. East Stroudsburg North is coming into the match with eight straight defeats on the road, meaning Pocono Mountain West will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Parkland, they will take on Allentown Central Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Parkland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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