Baseball Preview: Delaware Valley Warriors vs. Scranton Knights
The Delaware Valley Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Scranton Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Delaware Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Scranton will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Delaware Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Wallenpaupack Area.
Keaton Phillips made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Phillips has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Phillips was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Krazewski, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Scranton lost 9-3 to Pocono Mountain West on Saturday. Scranton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Delaware Valley's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9. As for Scranton, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Delaware Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Scranton in their previous matchup on April 10th, sneaking past 3-1. Will Delaware Valley repeat their success, or does Scranton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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