The Scranton Prep Cavaliers will be playing at home against the Delaware Valley Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Scranton Prep had just enough and edged Riverside out 8-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for Scranton Prep.
Paul Rusincovitch made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 5.2 innings pitched. Rusincovitch was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Scranton Prep let Zander Condeelis and Roman Valvano loose on the outfield. Condeelis scored three runs while going 3-for-5, while Valvano went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Delaware Valley scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They came out on top against Valley View by a score of 11-7. The victory was some much needed relief for Delaware Valley as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Alex Calvario looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Kyle Chabak was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Travis Kowal, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Scranton Prep is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Delaware Valley, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-20.
Scranton Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Delaware Valley in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 4-3. Will Scranton Prep repeat their success, or does Delaware Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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