The West Scranton Invaders will venture away from home to square off against the Pottsville Crimson Tide at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
West Scranton managed to slip by Dallas the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. West Scranton lost 11-1 to Dallas on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Invaders have lost by exactly ten runs.
West Scranton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Lesh, who went 1-for-2 with one triple.
Meanwhile, Pottsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Tamaqua.
West Scranton's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Pottsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
West Scranton beat Pottsville 5-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Scranton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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