Baseball Recap: Wyoming Valley West Has No Trouble Against Greater Nanticoke Area

Wyoming Valley West's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. Everything went their way against the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans as they made off with an 11-0 victory. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Gunner Giza tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Wyoming Valley West got a big performance out of D'Vonte Rivers, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Rivers has become a key player for the Spartans: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-3 otherwise. Tanner Ragukas also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Spartans

Batting Average

04/07/25 vs Greater Nanticoke Area	38.9%
04/03/25 vs Dallas	21.1%
04/01/25 @ Berwick	27.6%
03/27/25 @ Selinsgrove	13.3%
03/25/25 vs Wallenpaupack Area	38.5%
+ 18 more games

Wyoming Valley West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.

Wyoming Valley West's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.

Looking ahead, Wyoming Valley West will head out to challenge Hazleton Area at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Spartans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cougars have averaged an impressive 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, they will host Berwick at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.57 runs per game on average), something the Trojans will no doubt try to take advantage of.