The West Scranton Invaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Scranton Prep Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, West Scranton narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Valley View 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Scranton.
AJ Levandoski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, West Scranton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marc Russo, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base. Another player making a difference was John Grasso, who scored a run and stole a base.
Meanwhile, Scranton Prep made easy work of Scranton on Monday and carried off a 13-1 victory. With that win, Scranton Prep brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Blake Decker was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Kalinowski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
West Scranton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Scranton Prep, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Everything went West Scranton's way against Scranton Prep when the teams last played back in April as West Scranton made off with a 12-3 win. Does West Scranton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Scranton Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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