The North Pocono Trojans will take on the Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Pocono has three straight victories, Wallenpaupack Area has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
North Pocono's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past West Scranton 8-0. Considering the Trojans have won five contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Cael Hafner made a big impact no matter where he played. 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.
Josh Staples
| 04/30/25 vs West Scranton | 2 |
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| 03/21/25 @ Wilkes-Barre | 1 |
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In other batting news, Josh Staples was excellent, going 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.
Meanwhile, Wallenpaupack Area came up short against Delaware Valley on Friday and fell 8-4.
JJ Blaum made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and two RBI. Logan Caruso was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs.
North Pocono's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Wallenpaupack Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
North Pocono came out on top in a nail-biter against Wallenpaupack Area in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 3-1. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Buckhorns have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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