Wallenpaupack Area is 9-1 against West Scranton since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns will look to defend their home field against the West Scranton Invaders at 4:30 p.m.
Things were looking good for Wallenpaupack Area after they put the first points on the board on Saturday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Scranton Prep by a score of 5-4.
Wallenpaupack Area saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Greg VanGorder, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. VanGorder has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Doty, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Wallenpaupack Area was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, West Scranton waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Knights and snuck past 3-1.
Wallenpaupack Area's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for West Scranton, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Wallenpaupack Area has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Scranton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Wallenpaupack Area skirted past West Scranton 4-2 in their previous matchup on April 6th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was West Scranton's Marc Russo, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wallenpaupack Area still be able to contain Russo? There's only one way to find out.
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