Baseball Game Preview: Easton Area Rovers vs. East Stroudsburg North Timberwolves

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Previous 4 Games

04/19/24 - Away	24-6 W
04/30/21 - Away	21-2 W
04/18/19 - Home	9-0 W
05/23/15 - Away	3-1 W

Easton Area has gone a perfect 4-0 against East Stroudsburg North recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Rovers will look to defend their home field against the Timberwolves at 4:00 p.m. Easton Area's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so East Stroudsburg North's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Saturday, Easton Area didn't have quite enough to beat Parkland and fell 4-3. The Rovers haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.

East Stroudsburg North couldn't beat Louis E. Dieruff on Wednesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the fourth inning. The Timberwolves fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Timberwolves have suffered since April 17, 2024.

Josiah Caceres was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in May of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, Colin Howell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Chris Roman-Whittaker, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

East Stroudsburg North has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season. As for Easton Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.

Easton Area took their win against East Stroudsburg North in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 24-6 score. Do the Rovers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Timberwolves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.