The Scranton Prep Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the Honesdale Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Scranton Prep is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Scranton Prep will head into Wednesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Valley View on Wednesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run defeat they were dealt on Monday. Scranton Prep fell just short of Valley View by a score of 7-5.
Paul Rusincovitch put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rusincovitch was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Rusincovitch wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was John Petrosky, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Honesdale's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Riverside on Wednesday. Honesdale walked away with a 7-3 victory over Old Forge.
The team relied heavily on Nick Martin, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Grant Tonkin, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Scranton Prep's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Honesdale, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Everything went Scranton Prep's way against Honesdale in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Scranton Prep made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Scranton Prep since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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