West Scranton had lost five straight on the road, but on Sunday they dropped their record down to 4-15 to make it six. They lost 16-6 to the Abington Heights Comets. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Comets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-0 back in April.
Jake Deluca was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double. That double was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Michael D'Augostine, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one RBI.
As for Abington Heights, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The result was nothing new for Abington Heights, who have now won 12 games by six runs or more so far this season.
On Abington Heights' side, Harshal Patel tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick Bradley, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Conner Abel, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. West Scranton is set to take on their familiar foe Scranton at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Abington Heights will face off against rival North Pocono at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Comets 2.8, the Trojans 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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