Baseball Recap: Scranton Prep Cavaliers vs. Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns
There's no place like home for Scranton Prep, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They came out on top against the Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns by a score of 6-3 on Saturday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Scranton Prep also won the last time the pair played back in April.
John Petrosky was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Petrosky has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Petrosky was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matt Kalinowski, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Zander Condeelis was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Wallenpaupack Area's side, Gannon Decker was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Wallenpaupack Area hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Scranton Prep's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-8. As for Wallenpaupack Area, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-9.
Scranton Prep will be playing at home against Riverside at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverside is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Wallenpaupack Area, they will be playing at home against Scranton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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