West Scranton is 1-9 against Wallenpaupack Area since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The West Scranton Invaders will look to defend their home field against the Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns at 4:30 p.m. West Scranton will be strutting in after a victory while Wallenpaupack Area will be coming in after a defeat.
While West Scranton has not struggled against Dallas recently, they managed to flip the script on Thursday. West Scranton skirted past Dallas 3-1.
West Scranton's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Samson Repshis, who went 2-for-3 with a double. TJ Giannetti was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wallenpaupack Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Honesdale by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Wallenpaupack Area has lost by just one run.
Gannon Decker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
West Scranton now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Wallenpaupack Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Scranton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wallenpaupack Area struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Scranton came up short against Wallenpaupack Area when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-2. Can West Scranton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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