Pocono Mountain West hasn't had much luck against East Stroudsburg South recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cavaliers at 4:00 p.m. Pocono Mountain West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Pocono Mountain West turned things around against Notre Dame on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Spartans a 19-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their one-run performance the match before.
Carly Hindson looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cayleigh Keller, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Riley Evans, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.
Pocono Mountain West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .750. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, East Stroudsburg South came up short against Liberty on Monday and fell 8-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their meetings with the Hurricanes: they've now lost three in a row.
East Stroudsburg South's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Pocono Mountain West, their win bumped their record up to 3-8.
Pocono Mountain West couldn't quite finish off East Stroudsburg South when the teams last played back in March and fell 5-3. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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