After flying high against Pocono Mountain West last Monday, East Stroudsburg South came back down to earth. The East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers fell just short of the Stroudsburg Mountaineers by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to East Stroudsburg South of the 8-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Katie Verwys was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off nine hits. Verwys has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Verwys was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base.
Verwys wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Johanna Carey, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
East Stroudsburg South dropped their record down to 5-9 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Stroudsburg, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Stroudsburg South will challenge Northampton at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Stroudsburg, they will head out on the road to square off against East Stroudsburg North at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Stroudsburg is facing East Stroudsburg North at the right time seeing as East Stroudsburg North is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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