The Pittston Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Hazleton Area Cougars at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pittston: 2.9, Hazleton Area: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pittston took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They had just enough and edged Dallas out 3-2.
Meanwhile, Hazleton Area had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Spartans a 5-0 shutout.
Pittston pushed their record up to 13-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Hazleton Area, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Pittston came out on top in a nail-biter against Hazleton Area in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pittston 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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