East Stroudsburg South has not done well against Pleasant Valley recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Pleasant Valley Bears a 2-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for East Stroudsburg South.
Not much got past Liam Huffman, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Pleasant Valley off the board. Huffman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, East Stroudsburg South saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Cruz, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
On Pleasant Valley's side, Dakoda Lucas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits.
East Stroudsburg South pushed their record up to 6-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Pleasant Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
East Stroudsburg South will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Wyoming Valley West at 11:00 a.m. As for Pleasant Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge Pocono Mountain West at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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