After flying high against East Stroudsburg North on Wednesday, Pleasant Valley came back down to earth. The Bears took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pocono Mountain East Cardinals on Friday. The Bears have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Pleasant Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Smale, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Pleasant Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Pocono Mountain East, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Pleasant Valley is set to take on their familiar foe Pocono Mountain West at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Pocono Mountain East will challenge rival East Stroudsburg South at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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