The Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns will take on the Delaware Valley Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Wallenpaupack Area came into this matchup off a tough six-run defeat on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Scranton by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. The Buckhorns have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wallenpaupack Area saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mark Nilsen, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Delaware Valley waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Invaders a 10-0 shutout. The matchup marked the Warriors' most dominant win of the season so far.
Frank Pedone was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Delaware Valley is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-5 otherwise. Pedone was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, Teegan Handy was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Trevor Phillips, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs.
Delaware Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Delaware Valley's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Wallenpaupack Area, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
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