Baseball Recap: Wallenpaupack Area Takes a Loss

Wallenpaupack Area extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping their season record down to 4-11 in the process. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Delaware Valley Warriors. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-6 on Wednesday.

JJ Blaum was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and two RBI. Ben Lake also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

As for Delaware Valley, the victory got them back to even at 6-6. The win was nothing new for the Warriors as they're now sitting on five straight.

On Delaware Valley's side, Tim Jason made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. The dominant performance also gave Jason a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and one run.

In other batting news, Delaware Valley let Londyn Hernandez and Frank Pedone run wild. Hernandez went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Pedone went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave Hernandez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Onofry, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wallenpaupack Area will challenge North Pocono at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Buckhorns' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Trojans have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Delaware Valley, they will face off against Scranton at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.