Parkland is 4-0 against Pocono Mountain West since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Parkland Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pocono Mountain West Panthers at 4:45 p.m. Parkland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Parkland gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Emmaus a 12-0 shutout.
Nathan Bartholomew tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Parkland got a big performance out of Landen Benner, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Andrew Klotz, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Pocono Mountain West lost 17-9 to Pocono Mountain East on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for Pocono Mountain West in their matchups with Pocono Mountain East: they've now lost six in a row.
Pocono Mountain West 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. Noah Noguera was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Parkland's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Pocono Mountain West, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Parkland took their victory against Pocono Mountain West when the teams last played back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 16-4. Will Parkland repeat their success, or does Pocono Mountain West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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