The West Scranton Invaders will be playing at home against the Abington Heights Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: West Scranton has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Abington Heights will arrive with three straight wins.
West Scranton's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against North Pocono on Monday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans.
Meanwhile, Abington Heights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Scranton Prep on Monday.
Lauren Stalica spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Abington Heights' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lindsey Tasker, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
West Scranton's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Abington Heights, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
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 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Abington Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Scranton might still be hurting after the 10-3 defeat they got from Abington Heights when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stalica, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Now that West Scranton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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