Northampton is 4-0 against East Stroudsburg South since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northampton Konkrete Kids will look to defend their home field against the East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northampton stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past North Pocono 15-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Northampton.
Northampton got a great performance from Andrew Berger as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Berger has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jed Colyer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Haupt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Stroudsburg South, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top against Stroudsburg by a score of 8-5 on Wednesday.
James Ebbe made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ebbe was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Aaron Kasperski was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was James Rabbitt, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Northampton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for East Stroudsburg South, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Northampton has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like East Stroudsburg South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Northampton skirted past East Stroudsburg South 10-8 in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. Will Northampton repeat their success, or does East Stroudsburg South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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