Baseball Preview: Wyoming Area Warriors vs. Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans
After three games on the road, Wyoming Area is heading back home. They will take on the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Wyoming Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Wyoming Area is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Crestwood by a score of 18-17 on Monday.
Brady Noone made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of his six plate appearances with five RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Jeremy Layland, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Wyoming Area was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Greater Nanticoke Area narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Wyoming Seminary College Prep 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Greater Nanticoke Area.
Brandon Wozniak made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Wozniak has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wozniak was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Michael Stachowiak was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Wyoming Area's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-7. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Greater Nanticoke Area's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Wyoming Area has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .489. It's a different story for Greater Nanticoke Area, though, as they've only averaged .340. Will they be able to contain Wyoming Area's hitters?
Wyoming Area came up short against Greater Nanticoke Area in their previous matchup on April 7th, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wozniak, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that Wyoming Area knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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