If Pocono Mountain West was riding high off their 9-3 takedown of Scranton last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pocono Mountain West Panthers lost 15-4 to the Nazareth Area Blue Eagles on Monday. Pocono Mountain West was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Nazareth Area apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2021.
Will Mecca was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
On Nazareth Area's side, Aidan Butz was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Chase Kilareski, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Pocono Mountain West's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-9. As for Nazareth Area, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-3.
Pocono Mountain West will head out on the road to take on Pocono Mountain East at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Nazareth Area, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Louis E. Dieruff at 4:00 p.m. Nazareth Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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