West Scranton is 1-9 against Wallenpaupack Area since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The West Scranton Invaders will head out on the road to take on the Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns at 4:30 p.m. West Scranton will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Monday, West Scranton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Scranton.
West Scranton's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was TJ Giannetti, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wallenpaupack Area might've scored the first runs on Saturday, but it was Scranton Prep who claimed the real prize. Wallenpaupack Area fell just short of Scranton Prep by a score of 5-4.
Even though they lost, Wallenpaupack Area was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
West Scranton's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. As for Wallenpaupack Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Scranton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wallenpaupack Area struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Scranton couldn't quite finish off Wallenpaupack Area in their previous meeting on April 6th and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wallenpaupack Area's Eli Peifer, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that West Scranton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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