West Scranton extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 4-13 in the process. They came up short against the Valley View Cougars, falling 8-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 back in April.
West Scranton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Tallo, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
As for Valley View, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-2-1. Considering they have won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
On Valley View's side, Ella Swingle was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Hallett, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one double.
Coming up, West Scranton will head out on the road to square off against Scranton Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Cavaliers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.86 runs per game on average), something the Invaders will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Valley View, they will be playing at home against Wallenpaupack Area at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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