East Stroudsburg South is on a three-game streak of home losses, Stroudsburg a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers will take on the Stroudsburg Mountaineers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, East Stroudsburg South came up short against Pocono Mountain West and fell 5-2.
James Rabbitt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits.
On the hitting side, East Stroudsburg South saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Rasmussen, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Stroudsburg had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Pocono Mountain East on Monday.
Stroudsburg also let their pitcher toss all 7.2 innings and he was also dialed-in: Damian Budhai gave up just two earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks. Budhai has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
East Stroudsburg South's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-7. As for Stroudsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
East Stroudsburg South suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Stroudsburg in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stroudsburg's Paul Maccarrone, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that East Stroudsburg South knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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