The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the William Allen Canaries at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Pocono Mountain East nor William Allen posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Monday, Pocono Mountain East didn't have quite enough to beat Freedom and fell 3-2.
Adam Horvath was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Horvath was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Horvath wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Connor Triano, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Pocono Mountain East didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Freedom only tossed seven.
William Allen can finally bid farewell to their 11-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Monday. They never let Emmaus onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. After a 15-4 finish the last time they played, William Allen and Emmaus decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Jorge Inoa tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 6.2 innings pitched.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pocono Mountain East fell to 2-1. As for William Allen, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pocono Mountain East has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like William Allen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Pocono Mountain East couldn't quite finish off William Allen in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 and fell 2-0. Can Pocono Mountain East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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