Scranton Prep is 8-2 against Scranton since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Scranton Prep Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the Scranton Knights at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Scranton Prep's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Friday, when they got past Honesdale's usually-dominant pitching crew. Everything went Scranton Prep's way against Honesdale as Scranton Prep made off with a 14-3 victory. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Scranton Prep has managed all season.
John Petrosky and Roman Valvano were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Petrosky tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Valvano tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. At bat, Petrosky scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Valvano scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zander Condeelis, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Blake Decker, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Scranton sidestepped Mid Valley for a 7-5 victory.
Scranton Prep's record is now 6-7. As for Scranton, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Scranton Prep skirted past Scranton 4-2 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Scranton Prep since the team 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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