{"id":159590,"date":"2026-04-07T17:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/159590\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:09:10","slug":"scranton-prep-cavaliers-vs-valley-view-cougars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/159590\/","title":{"rendered":"Scranton Prep Cavaliers vs. Valley View Cougars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Scranton Prep Cavaliers<\/a> will head out to square off against the Valley View Cougars<\/a> at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Valley View took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Scranton Prep, who comes in off a win.<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep will bounce into Thursday’s matchup after beating Abington Heights, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Cavaliers’ pitcher stepped up to hand the Comets an 8-0 shutout on Monday. The Cavaliers not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since May 10, 2025 (when they won 11-3).<\/p>\n

The result came thanks to Johnny Petrosky<\/a>‘s shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn’t tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.<\/p>\n

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AJ Croom<\/p>\n

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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on AJ Croom<\/a>, who got 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

Meanwhile, Valley View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 4-1 to Scranton.<\/p>\n

Valley View’s loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Scranton Prep, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep beat Valley View 5-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cavaliers since the squad won’t have the home-field advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.<\/p>\n

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