The Valley View Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Abington Heights Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Valley View has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Abington Heights will come in with six straight wins.
Valley View might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-1 to Wallenpaupack Area, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Abington Heights ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past North Pocono 10-9.
Mark Nazar and Thomas LaCoe did most of the damage at the plate: Nazar scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while LaCoe scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lincoln Anderson, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Valley View now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Abington Heights, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Valley View took their victory against Abington Heights in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 9-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley View since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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