The East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers will challenge the Pleasant Valley Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Stroudsburg South took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Allentown Central Catholic 13-6. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cavaliers considering their one-run performance the game before.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pleasant Valley). They were the clear victors by a 22-1 margin over Louis E. Dieruff on Monday. The Bears have beaten the Huskies the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Huskies has come to flipping the script.
Maddie Abbatiello was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Abbatiello was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Pleasant Valley got a massive performance out of Jovie Valenzuela, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that Valenzuela hit this season. Rylan Knapp was another key player, scoring three runs while going 4-for-5.
Pleasant Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .575. They are 4-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Pleasant Valley's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for East Stroudsburg South, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
East Stroudsburg South might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Pleasant Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Cavaliers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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