Wyoming Valley West is 7-0 against Wilkes-Barre since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Wyoming Valley West Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack at 3:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Wyoming Valley West, who comes in off a win.
Wyoming Valley West is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Berwick with a sharp 12-2 victory on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Gunner Giza looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Daniel Escalante was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Cole Hospodar was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, Wilkes-Barre was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a tough 17-4 loss at the hands of Dallas.
Wilkes-Barre saw ten different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Bottger, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Wyoming Valley West is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Wilkes-Barre, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Wyoming Valley West came out on top in a nail-biter against Wilkes-Barre when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. Does Wyoming Valley West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wilkes-Barre turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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