The West Scranton Invaders will be playing at home against the Valley View Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. West Scranton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Valley View will come in with four straight wins.
On Friday, West Scranton came up short against Mid Valley and fell 5-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs West Scranton has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Valley View stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against East Stroudsburg South as Valley View made off with a 9-1 victory.
Tessa Stafursky made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Stafursky has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stafursky was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Ally Stafursky was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
West Scranton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Valley View, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
West Scranton might still be hurting after the 10-4 loss they got from Valley View when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can West Scranton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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