Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Scranton Prep). They put the hurt on the Honesdale Hornets with a sharp 13-2 victory on Monday. The Cavaliers haven't had any issues with the Hornets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Paul Rusincovitch
| 03/31/25 @ Honesdale | 5 |
| 05/30/24 vs Meadville | 4 |
| 05/14/24 vs Riverside | 4 |
| 04/26/24 vs North Pocono | 3 |
| 04/17/24 vs West Scranton | 3 |
Paul Rusincovitch was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI. That stolen base was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Joe Connolly and Michael DeRichie did most of the damage at the plate: Connolly went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI, while DeRichie scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave DeRichie a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Zack Charneski, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Scranton Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Honesdale only posted an OBP of .385.
The victory got Scranton Prep back to even at 2-2. As for Honesdale, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Scranton Prep and Honesdale will both get their first taste of in-conference action in their upcoming games. Scranton Prep is set to square off against their familiar foe Delaware Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Honesdale will challenge rival Dunmore at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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