East Stroudsburg South is 0-4 against Northampton since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the Northampton Konkrete Kids at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Stroudsburg South will bounce into Friday's game after beating Stroudsburg, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. East Stroudsburg South came out on top against Stroudsburg by a score of 8-5 on Wednesday.
James Ebbe made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ebbe was also big at the plate, 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.
Meanwhile, Northampton put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past North Pocono 15-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Northampton.
Northampton also 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jed Colyer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Mason Haupt was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
The victory got East Stroudsburg South back to even at 7-7. As for Northampton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. East Stroudsburg South has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Northampton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
East Stroudsburg South couldn't quite finish off Northampton when the teams last played back in April of 2021 and fell 10-8. Can East Stroudsburg South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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