Wallenpaupack Area is 1-9 against Abington Heights since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns are on the road again to play the Abington Heights Comets at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Wallenpaupack Area had to settle for a 10-9 loss against North Pocono.
Meanwhile, Abington Heights fell victim to Valley View and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 1-0. It was the first time this season that Abington Heights let down their fans at home.
Lauren Stalica spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
Wallenpaupack Area's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3. As for Abington Heights, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4.
Wallenpaupack Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Abington Heights in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wallenpaupack Area 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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