Wyoming Valley West is 8-2 against Tunkhannock since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Wyoming Valley West Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Tunkhannock Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Wyoming Valley West is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Wyoming Valley West came up short against Selinsgrove and fell 5-2. That's two games in a row now that Wyoming Valley West has lost by exactly three runs.
Wyoming Valley West got a good showing from Jacob Fine, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Fine has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Wyoming Valley West saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Escalante, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tunkhannock also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Holy Redeemer by a score of 5-1.
Wyoming Valley West's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Tunkhannock, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Wyoming Valley West beat Tunkhannock 6-2 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wyoming Valley West 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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