SCRANTON After Abington Heights senior pitcher Dave Manasek surrendered his first run in the bottom of the sixth inning, and with University of Virginia commit Jake McCarthy looming in the seventh, he had a simple plan to finish off the win.

Just throw strikes, he said, get it over the plate and dont make a mistake.

He did just that, retiring the side in order, and Abington Heights held on for a 2-1 win over Scranton in a Lackawanna League Division 1 contest on Monday.

Manasek, a Fordham University commit, who allowed just one run on three hits, hit shortstop Sean Padden to open the sixth inning. Right fielder Cody Miller added a single, and after pitcher Colin Maldonato reached on a fielders choice, third baseman Colin Davis delivered an RBI single. Manasek recovered to strike out pinch hitter Aaron Pregmon with runners on second and third to end the inning and preserve a one-run lead.

Dave has been pounding the (strike) zone all year, Abington Heights head coach Bill Zalewski said. Hes been in a couple dog fights now, where its been a 1-0 game or a 2-1 game, and hes come up big for us.

Abington Heights took an early 1-0 lead when shortstop Matt Heckman scored from third base on an attempted steal by center fielder Sean OConner in the top of the first inning.

Comets second baseman Jimmy Fayocavitz, who led Abington Heights, with two hits, lined an RBI single in the top of the second, scoring right fielder Kyle Tierney for the second run of the game.

I call Fayo my second leadoff hitter, Zalewski said. We love him in the nine hole. He turns the batting order over. Its really like having two leadoff hitters in the lineup

Fayocavitz also made a diving catch in shallow right field the end the third inning.

The defense has been playing great, Zalewski said. We knew coming into the season that we had the pitching and the defense, we just have to get the bats to wake up.

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