Valley View is 2-8 against North Pocono since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Valley View Cougars will head out on the road to take on the North Pocono Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Valley View's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so North Pocono's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Valley View had just enough and edged Scranton Prep out 7-5.
Meanwhile, everything went North Pocono's way against Wallenpaupack Area on Wednesday as North Pocono made off with a 7-1 victory.
Gavin Hall was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Josh Staples, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Valley View is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for North Pocono, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.
Valley View skirted past North Pocono 4-3 in their previous meeting last Wednesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Pocono's Zach Hatala, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Valley View still be able to contain Hatala? There's only one way to find out.
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