West Scranton won the last time they faced Valley View, and things went their way on Monday too. The West Scranton Invaders had just enough and edged the Valley View Cougars out 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Scranton.
AJ Levandoski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, West Scranton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marc Russo, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base. John Grasso was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
West Scranton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Valley View, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.
West Scranton will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Scranton Prep at 4:30 p.m. West Scranton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Scranton Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Valley View, they will head out on the road to challenge Wallenpaupack Area at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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