West Scranton is 1-9 against Wallenpaupack Area since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The West Scranton Invaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns at 4:30 p.m. The last four games West Scranton has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Wednesday, West Scranton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Scranton.
Jason Williams was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wallenpaupack Area, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They came out on top against Scranton by a score of 8-3 on Monday.
Jordan Santiago was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gannon Decker, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
West Scranton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Wallenpaupack Area, they pushed their record up to 11-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Scranton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wallenpaupack Area struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Scranton came up short against Wallenpaupack Area in their previous matchup back in April, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wallenpaupack Area's Eli Peifer, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that West Scranton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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