The Dunmore Bucks will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the West Scranton Invaders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. West Scranton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Dunmore, who comes in off a win.
Dunmore is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Carbondale Area. Dunmore came out on top against Carbondale Area by a score of 5-2 on Thursday. The Bucks haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, West Scranton didn't have quite enough to beat Crestwood on Thursday and fell 4-3. The loss was the Invaders' first of the season.
Kaleiah Connor spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, West Scranton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bianca Markovitch, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Those two hits gave Markovitch a new career-high.
Dunmore might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from West Scranton in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can Dunmore avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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