Wilkes-Barre's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Wyoming Valley West Spartans as the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack made off with an 8-1 victory. This was a revenge match for Wilkes-Barre, as the team was forced to settle for a 4-3 defeat when these two played two weeks ago.
James Bottger made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Bottger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Bottger was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alex Hufford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Logan Sincavage was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Wyoming Valley West's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Richards, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Wilkes-Barre is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-13 record this season. As for Wyoming Valley West, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-9.
Wilkes-Barre will head out on the road to challenge Berwick at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Wyoming Valley West, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Dallas at 4:15 p.m. Dallas is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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