The Scranton Knights will venture away from home to take on the West Scranton Invaders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Scranton will be strutting in after a win while West Scranton will be coming in after a loss.
Scranton will bounce into Monday's game after beating North Pocono, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Knights came out on top in a nail-biter against the Trojans on Thursday, sneaking past 5-3.
Connor Thomas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brady Donahue, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Leonori, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for West Scranton's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pocono Mountain West on Saturday. The Invaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Scranton also got a good showing from Caution Diaz, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Scranton's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for West Scranton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Everything went Scranton's way against West Scranton in their previous meeting back in May of 2025, as Scranton made off with a 12-5 win. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Invaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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