Pocono Mountain East is 8-2 against Pocono Mountain West since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals will look to defend their home field against the Pocono Mountain West Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Pocono Mountain East will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
On Tuesday, Pocono Mountain East earned a 7-4 victory over East Stroudsburg South.
Bobby Ehrmann and Rocco DelGiudice did most of the damage at the plate: Ehrmann scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while DelGiudice went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Triano, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Pocono Mountain West lost 15-4 to Nazareth Area on Monday.
Will Mecca made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
Pocono Mountain East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Pocono Mountain West, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-9.
Pocono Mountain West's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Pocono Mountain East hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .324. It's a different story for Pocono Mountain West, though, as they've only averaged .247. Will they be able to contain Pocono Mountain East's hitters?
Pocono Mountain East beat Pocono Mountain West 5-0 when the teams last played back in April. Does Pocono Mountain East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pocono Mountain West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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