{"id":142810,"date":"2026-03-19T15:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/142810\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:03:16","slug":"west-scranton-starts-season-with-victory-against-wilkes-barre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/142810\/","title":{"rendered":"West Scranton Starts Season with Victory Against Wilkes-Barre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

West Scranton<\/a> had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They had just enough and edged out the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack<\/a> 6-4. The win continues a trend for the Invaders in their matchups with the Wolfpack: they’ve now won five in a row.<\/p>\n

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Kaleiah Connor<\/p>\n

03\/13\/26 @ Wilkes-Barre1404\/04\/25 vs Delaware Valley1103\/25\/25 vs Mid Valley1103\/22\/25 @ Dunmore1105\/14\/25 @ Riverside7<\/p>\n

Kaleiah Connor<\/a> made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Those 14 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.<\/p>\n

In other batting news, Mckenna Brudnicki<\/a> was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one home run. Those two hits gave her a new career-high. Laney Mackie<\/a> was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.<\/p>\n

Coming up, West Scranton will look to takes advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they takes on Dunmore at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wilkes-Barre has already played their next game (against Mid Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.<\/p>\n

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