Scranton Prep is 1-9 against North Pocono since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Scranton Prep Cavaliers will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Pocono Trojans at 7:30 p.m. North Pocono took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Scranton Prep, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Scranton Prep sidestepped Delaware Valley for a 4-3 win. That's two games straight that Scranton Prep has won by just one run.
Brian Kellogg was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Matt Kalinowski, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North Pocono started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Northampton. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-3 walloping at the hands of the Konkrete Kids on Thursday. North Pocono has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Pocono saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rory McAndrew, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Scranton Prep pushed their record up to 5-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for North Pocono, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Scranton Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like North Pocono struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Scranton Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against North Pocono when the teams last played on April 7th, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Pocono's Cole Dymek, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Scranton Prep still be able to contain Dymek? There's only one way to find out.
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