Baseball Preview: West Scranton Invaders vs. North Pocono Trojans
West Scranton is 1-9 against North Pocono since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The West Scranton Invaders will head out on the road to take on the North Pocono Trojans at 4:30 p.m. West Scranton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so North Pocono's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
West Scranton lost 7-1 to Delaware Valley on Friday. West Scranton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Scranton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael D'Augostine, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Pocono had just enough and edged Scranton Prep out 9-8 on Friday.
Cole Dymek was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Dymek was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aidan Bassi, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Gavin Hall, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
West Scranton's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5. As for North Pocono, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Scranton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like North Pocono struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Scranton might still be hurting after the 14-7 defeat they got from North Pocono when the teams last played on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Pocono's Zach Hatala, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-5. Now that West Scranton 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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