The Lake-Lehman Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Wyoming Area Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake-Lehman is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Lake-Lehman will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by ten) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Wyoming Seminary College Prep 7-5.
Fionn Ellis looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Chris Sholtis was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Wyoming Area has not done well against Tunkhannock recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Wyoming Area blew past Tunkhannock 13-1. That 12 run margin sets a new team best for Wyoming Area this season.
Matthew Rusinchak made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Rusinchak was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Alex Vacula and Jeremy Layland did most of the damage at the plate: Vacula scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Layland scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was David Fath, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Lake-Lehman's record is now 4-6. As for Wyoming Area, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lake-Lehman has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Wyoming Area struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lake-Lehman came up short against Wyoming Area in their previous matchup last Wednesday, falling 10-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rusinchak, who struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). Now that Lake-Lehman knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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