The Wyoming Valley West Spartans are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will take on the Northwest Area Rangers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Wyoming Valley West is leaving town to face Northwest Area after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Wyoming Valley West lost 12-4 to Holy Redeemer on Thursday. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Royals recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Wyoming Valley West saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooke Long, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Northwest Area had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They blew past Hanover Area 19-2 on Tuesday. The game was the first time the Rangers have beaten the Hawkeyes on their field since April 24, 2017.
Jenna Robaczewski made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Robaczewski was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jordin Bowman and Ashlyn Hermanofski did most of the damage at the plate: Bowman scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Hermanofski went a perfect 4-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI. Those four runs gave Bowman a new career-high. Addisyn Diltz was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Northwest Area kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
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