North Pocono waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the West Scranton Invaders get on the board and left with an 8-0 win. Considering the Trojans have won five games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Cael Hafner
| 04/30/25 vs West Scranton | 17 |
| 03/25/25 vs Holy Cross | 14 |
| 04/24/25 vs Valley View | 10 |
| 04/10/25 @ West Scranton | 9 |
| 04/02/25 @ Valley View | 9 |
Cael Hafner was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Those 17 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Josh Staples, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Walsh, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
North Pocono pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for West Scranton, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. North Pocono is set to challenge their familiar foe Wallenpaupack Area at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, West Scranton will square off against rival Abington Heights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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