The West Scranton Invaders will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Delaware Valley Warriors at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in West Scranton's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Delaware Valley has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
West Scranton will make a triumphant return home after picking up their first road victory of the season at Wallenpaupack Area expense on Wednesday. West Scranton took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wallenpaupack Area. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs West Scranton has scored all season.
West Scranton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Williams, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Delaware Valley had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Scranton Prep on Wednesday.
Frank Pedone was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Luke Krazewski was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
West Scranton's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for Delaware Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
West Scranton took their win against Delaware Valley when the teams last played on April 5th by a conclusive 7-1. Does West Scranton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Delaware Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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