Tunkhannock is 2-8 against Wyoming Valley West since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tunkhannock Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wyoming Valley West Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Neither Tunkhannock nor Wyoming Valley West posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Monday, Tunkhannock came up short against Holy Redeemer and fell 5-1.
Tunkhannock saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Spudis, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Wyoming Valley West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Selinsgrove. That's two games in a row now that Wyoming Valley West has lost by exactly three runs.
Wyoming Valley West also 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Tunkhannock's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Wyoming Valley West, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Tunkhannock came up short against Wyoming Valley West when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wyoming Valley West's Trevor Klem, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Now that Tunkhannock knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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