The West Scranton Invaders will venture away from home to square off against the Pocono Mountain West Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Scranton will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
On Wednesday, West Scranton needed a bit of extra time to put away Scranton Prep. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-9 win over the Cavaliers. The Invaders haven't had any issues with the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Caiden Berardi
| 04/16/25 vs Scranton Prep | 4 |
| 03/30/25 vs Old Forge | 1 |
| 03/27/25 @ Pottsville | 1 |
| 04/15/24 vs Valley View | 1 |
Caiden Berardi made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jason Selemba, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Walsh, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
West Scranton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Pocono Mountain West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Stroudsburg.
Pocono Mountain West saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Espinoza, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Tyler Walters also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Pocono Mountain West's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for West Scranton, they picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 3-6.
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