The West Scranton Invaders will square off against the Riverside Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. West Scranton is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
West Scranton is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since May 7, 2025 on Thursday. They fell just short of Wallenpaupack Area by a score of 6-4.
West Scranton saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Lesh, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That RBI was Lesh's first of the season. Julian Poniatowski was another, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, while Riverside put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Western Wayne. The Vikings blew past the Wildcats 15-0. Considering the Vikings have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nicholas Bohenek made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Bohenek was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, seven RBI, and four runs. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jose Sosa was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three runs and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jason Posluszny, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Riverside and bumps their season record up to 12-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for West Scranton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
West Scranton suffered a grim 14-8 defeat to Riverside in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Can the Invaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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