Baseball Game Preview: Scranton Prep Cavaliers vs. Scranton Knights

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Previous Games

05/06/24 - Away	13-1 W
04/15/24 - Home	4-2 W
05/09/23 - Home	9-2 W
04/17/23 - Away	3-7 L
05/04/22 - Away	15-6 W
+ 5 more games

Scranton Prep has gone 8-2 against Scranton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Cavaliers are taking a road trip to challenge the Knights at 4:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Scranton Prep has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Scranton will arrive with four straight victories.

Things were looking good for Scranton Prep after they put the first runs on the board on Sunday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 13-3 to North Pocono.

Jake Murnock was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.

Meanwhile, Scranton had just enough and edged out Holy Redeemer 4-3 on Friday.

Scranton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thor Kelly, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base. Kelly has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Scranton now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Scranton Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.

Everything went Scranton Prep's way against Scranton in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Scranton Prep made off with a 13-1 win. Will the Cavaliers repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.