Baseball Recap: Dunmore Extends Home Winning Streak to Eight

By Team Reports Apr 9, 2025, 4:07pm

Baseball Recap: Dunmore Bucks vs. Riverside Vikings

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03/20/25 @ Carbondale Area20
03/25/25 vs Montrose15
03/14/25 vs Scranton12
04/09/25 vs Riverside10
03/22/25 vs West Scranton10

Dunmore made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Riverside, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bucks blew past the Vikings 12-2 on Wednesday. Considering the Bucks have won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Jamie McMynne made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. McMynne was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Dunmore let Bobby Hoban and Anthony Yerka run wild. Hoban scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Yerka scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Hoban also put up a triple, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Matt Iezzi, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Dunmore pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Riverside, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.

Coincidentally, Dunmore and Riverside will both be playing Lakeland the next time they take the field. The Bucks will host the Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, while the Vikings will host them at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.

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