The West Scranton Invaders will head out on the road to take on the Valley View Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: West Scranton has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Valley View will arrive with 12 straight victories.
West Scranton's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Abington Heights on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Comets.
Meanwhile, Valley View got themselves on the board against Abington Heights on Friday, but Abington Heights never followed suit. They had just enough and edged the Comets out 1-0.
Not much got past Abbi Call, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Abington Heights off the board. Call has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kalli Karwowski was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.
West Scranton's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Valley View, they pushed their record up to 14-1 with that win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Scranton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Valley View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Scranton suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Valley View when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Valley View's Tessa Stafursky, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that West Scranton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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