Baseball Preview: Wilson Area Warriors vs. Saucon Valley Panthers
Wilson Area is 2-8 against Saucon Valley since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Wilson Area Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Saucon Valley Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Wilson Area will be strutting in after a victory while Saucon Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Wilson Area will head into Monday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a nine-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Delaware Valley on Monday. Wilson Area sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Delaware Valley.
Hunter Stasak spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Wilson Area let Gunner Scheetz and Liam Coyle loose on the outfield. Scheetz scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Coyle scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Saucon Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-1 to Lehighton, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Saucon Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karter Beller, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The victory got Wilson Area back to even at 6-6. As for Saucon Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Wilson Area was able to grind out a solid win over Saucon Valley in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 10-7. Does Wilson Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saucon Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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