{"id":159582,"date":"2026-04-07T16:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/159582\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:57:16","slug":"baseball-recap-scranton-prep-find-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/159582\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Recap: Scranton Prep Find Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Scranton Prep<\/a> hadn’t done well against Abington Heights<\/a> recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn’t let the past get in their way on Monday. The Cavaliers blew past the Comets 8-0. For the Cavaliers, this counts as revenge for the 10-6 victory the Comets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2025.<\/p>\n

Not much got past Johnny Petrosky<\/a>, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Abington Heights off the board. Petrosky has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn’t tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.<\/p>\n

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AJ Croom<\/p>\n

04\/06\/26 vs Abington Heights305\/10\/25 vs Scranton205\/02\/25 @ Abington Heights203\/31\/26 vs North Pocono105\/23\/25 @ Mid Valley1<\/p>\n

At the plate, AJ Croom<\/a> was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Zack Scoblick<\/a> also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep’s first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Abington Heights, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.<\/p>\n

We’ve got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Scranton Prep is set to take on their familiar foe Valley View at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Abington Heights will square off against rival West Scranton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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