The Abington Heights Comets will head out on the road to challenge the Pittston Patriots at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Abington Heights barely beat Riverside the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Abington Heights blew past Riverside 8-1 on Friday. The Comets' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Reese Zalewski
| 03/21/25 @ Riverside | 4 |
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Abington Heights let Thomas LaCoe and Reese Zalewski run wild. LaCoe scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Zalewski scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave Zalewski a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Harshal Patel, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pittston never let their opponents score on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over East Stroudsburg North. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
TJ Johnson looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Pittston got a massive performance out of Silvio Giardina, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Jake Aftewicz was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and three RBI.
Pittston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .741. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Stroudsburg North only posted an OBP of .100.
Pittston's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Abington Heights, their record now sits at 3-0.
Abington Heights suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Pittston when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can Abington Heights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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