After losing to Scranton Prep the last time they met, Valley View decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Valley View Cougars came out on top in a nail-biter against the Scranton Prep Cavaliers on Wednesday and snuck past 7-5.
For Scranton Prep's part, Paul Rusincovitch was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rusincovitch was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Rusincovitch wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was John Petrosky, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Valley View is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Scranton Prep, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valley View will square off against North Pocono at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Valley View's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so North Pocono's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Scranton Prep, they will head out on the road to take on Honesdale at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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