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04/07/26 – Home13-0 W04/30/25 – Home16-0 W04/07/25 – Away23-0 W04/29/24 – Home15-0 W04/08/24 – Away22-0 W+ 5 more games

Valley View has gone a perfect 10-0 against Scranton recently and they’ll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Knights at 4:30 p.m. Valley View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they’ve averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.

Valley View is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Abington Heights just ended the team’s five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Comets, falling 12-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Cougars’ shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Scranton couldn’t beat Wallenpaupack Area on Tuesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the second inning. The Knights fell just short of the Buckhorns by a score of 9-8.

Rhylee Bell led a balanced group of hitters, going 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Another player making a difference was Sophia Leonori, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Valley View suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 12-3. As for Scranton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.

Valley View got the ‘W’ in their previous meeting on April 7th against Scranton by a conclusive 13-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad won’t have the home-field advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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