Scranton is 1-9 against North Pocono since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Scranton Knights will head out on the road to face off against the North Pocono Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Scranton will head into Monday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They lost 13-1 to Scranton Prep.
Meanwhile, North Pocono scored first but ultimately less than Bethlehem Catholic in their contest on Saturday. They lost 11-1 to the Hawks. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, North Pocono couldn't push the score so high this time.
Josh Staples was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last three games he's played.
Scranton now has a losing record at 8-9. As for North Pocono, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Scranton skirted past North Pocono 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Pocono's Zach Hatala, who pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Scranton still be able to contain Hatala? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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