Pittston strolled into their game  on Tuesday with a perfect  record and they left with the same. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Crestwood Comets  a   9-0 shutout. The Patriots have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Comets, too.
 Silvio Giardina made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He  didn't allow a single  earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Giardina was also big at the plate,  scoring two  runs and  stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
 In other batting news,  the team  relied heavily on  Beau Widdick, who  scored a  run and  stole a base while going 2-for-4. He also put up a  double, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was  Jake Aftewicz, who  got on base  in all four of his plate appearances with two  RBI and one  double.

Patriots
| 04/01/25 vs Crestwood | 9-0 | 
| 03/27/25 vs Old Forge | 11-3 | 
| 03/24/25 vs Abington Heights | 6-5 | 
| 03/22/25 vs East Stroudsburg North | 15-0 | 
| 03/18/25 vs Lake-Lehman | 11-4 | 
| + 8 more games | 
Pittston pushed their record up to 5-0 with the  victory, which was their 13th straight  at home dating back to last season. Those  home  wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Crestwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-3.
 Both  teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pittston is packing up and heading out  for their first away game of the season: they will  face off against  Hazleton Area  at 4:30  p.m.  on Thursday. As for Crestwood, they will take on Greater Nanticoke Area at 4:15  p.m.  on Thursday. The Trojans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.83  runs per game on average), something the Comets will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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