Hazleton Area is a perfect 10-0 against Wilkes-Barre since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Cougars will host the Wolfpack at 4:30 p.m.
Hazleton Area is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Emmaus just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 3-2. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Jack Esposito
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Hazleton Area got a good showing from Jack Esposito, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Esposito has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Ryan Racho made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, Wilkes-Barre entered their tilt with Wyoming Valley West on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Spartans. That's two games straight that the Wolfpack have won by exactly three runs.
Wilkes-Barre saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dalton Flowers, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Wilkes-Barre pushed their record up to 8-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hazleton Area, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Everything went Hazleton Area's way against Wilkes-Barre in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Hazleton Area made off with a 16-3 win. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Wolfpack have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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