The Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans will challenge the Lake-Lehman Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Greater Nanticoke Area will be strutting in after a victory while Lake-Lehman will be coming in after a loss.
Greater Nanticoke Area gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged out Northwest Area 5-3. The win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Rangers: they've now won four in a row.
Serafino Raggi was incredible, scoring nine runs while going 1-for-3. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.5 runs per game. Mark Welch was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Lake-Lehman came up short against Pine Grove on Saturday and fell 6-3.
Chris Sholtis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Jenkins, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Greater Nanticoke Area's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Lake-Lehman, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Greater Nanticoke Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake-Lehman when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greater Nanticoke Area 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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