{"id":192784,"date":"2026-05-15T00:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T00:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/192784\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T00:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T00:06:09","slug":"baseball-game-preview-scranton-prep-cavaliers-vs-wallenpaupack-area-buckhorns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/192784\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Game Preview: Scranton Prep Cavaliers vs. Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Scranton Prep<\/a> and Wallenpaupack Area<\/a> are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Cavaliers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Buckhorns at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Riverside by a score of 11-6. Scranton Prep’s victory was all the more impressive since the Vikings were averaging only 3.87 runs allowed on the season.<\/p>\n

Gavin Turel<\/a> tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.<\/p>\n

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Johnny Petrosky<\/p>\n

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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Johnny Petrosky<\/a>, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Joey Connolly<\/a> was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Wallenpaupack Area had just enough and edged out Wyoming Area 2-1 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Buckhorns.<\/p>\n

Wallenpaupack Area saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JJ Blaum<\/a>, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.<\/p>\n

Wallenpaupack Area’s win bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Scranton Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep came up short against Wallenpaupack Area in their previous meeting back in April, falling 3-0. Will the Cavaliers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.<\/p>\n

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