Easton Area proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by seven) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Stroudsburg Mountaineers 1-0. This was payback for the Rovers, who suffered an 8-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
Zach Mattes
| 03/26/25 vs Stroudsburg | 9 |
| 04/24/24 @ Freedom | 5 |
| 04/10/24 vs Parkland | 5 |
| 03/19/25 @ Allentown Central Catholic | 4 |
| 04/28/24 @ Allentown Central Catholic | 2 |
Not much got past Zach Mattes, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Stroudsburg off the board. Those nine strikeouts gave Mattes a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Easton Area saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Martenis, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Kurtis Crossman also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
The win (which was Easton Area's third in a row) raised their record to 3-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Stroudsburg, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Looking ahead, Easton Area is taking a road trip to square off against Freedom at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Easton Area 1.2, Freedom 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Stroudsburg, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Whitehall at 4:00 p.m.
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