Baseball Game Preview: Scranton Prep Cavaliers vs. West Scranton Invaders

The Scranton Prep Cavaliers will take on the West Scranton Invaders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Scranton Prep nor West Scranton posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Scranton Prep and Valley View meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Saturday. The Cavaliers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Cougars a 2-0 shutout. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cavaliers as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.

Paul Rusincovitch

Earned Runs

04/22/25 vs Wallenpaupack Area	2
04/14/25 @ Scranton	2
04/09/25 vs Valley View	2
03/31/25 @ Honesdale	1
03/15/25 vs Greater Latrobe	1

Not much got past Paul Rusincovitch, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Valley View off the board. Rusincovitch also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Scranton Prep is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-10 otherwise.

At the plate, Scranton Prep's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jake Murnock, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, West Scranton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 5-2 to Valley View. Invaders fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Cougars since on Monday.

Scranton Prep's win bumped their record up to 4-11. As for West Scranton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.