Pocono Mountain East is 9-1 against East Stroudsburg South since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals will look to defend their home field against the East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers at 2:30 p.m. Pocono Mountain East will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Pocono Mountain East will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Easton Area, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Pocono Mountain East walked away with a 5-1 win over Easton Area on Saturday.
Camryn Sopko and Nate Meinweiser were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Sopko didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Meinweiser pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Sopko went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double, while Meinweiser scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Justin Williams, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
East Stroudsburg South lost 9-2 to Northampton on Friday. East Stroudsburg South has not had much luck with Northampton recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Pocono Mountain East is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for East Stroudsburg South, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
East Stroudsburg South'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 .328. It's a different story for East Stroudsburg South, though, as they've only averaged .226. Will they be able to contain Pocono Mountain East's hitters?
Pocono Mountain East took their victory against East Stroudsburg South in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 14-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was East Stroudsburg South's Jerry Lambert, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Pocono Mountain East to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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