After flying high against Scranton last Monday, Scranton Prep came back down to earth. The Scranton Prep Cavaliers fell just short of the West Scranton Invaders by a score of 13-12 on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for Scranton Prep in their matchups with West Scranton: they've now lost three in a row.
Blake Decker was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Matt Kalinowski was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, Scranton Prep was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
On West Scranton's side, Samson Repshis was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Selemba, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Scranton Prep now has a losing record at 7-8. As for West Scranton, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-6.
Scranton Prep will be playing at home against Wallenpaupack Area at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Scranton Prep's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches. As for West Scranton, they will head out on the road to challenge Scranton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Scranton's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Scranton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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