DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette A Williamsport Crosscutters hat is perched on a glove in the dugout at Bowman Field.

NILES, OHIO — Bouncing back from the day game loss on Wednesday, the Williamsport Crosscutters’ offense responded with 11 runs and two home runs to defeat the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 11-5, on Thursday night at 717 Credit Union Field at Eastwood.

For the second straight game, Chance Jennings drove a ball over the left-field wall. Thursday’s edition was a 406-foot, three-run home run that highlighted a 2 for 4 night with five RBIs for the USC-Aiken product. Catcher Nate McHugh joined in on the fun, leading off the eighth inning with a 368-foot solo home run to left, his first of the season. Ben Tryon also had a multi-hit game, going 2 for 4 with two runs scored and twoo RBIs.

Max McEwen opened the game on the hill for the Cutters, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks in his only inning of work. McEwen was relieved by Kurt Barr, allowing three runs on three hits with two walks and two strikeouts in two innings of work. jacob Limas would settle down the pitching staff in his debut, going two innings hitless with a strikeout to earn the win before making way for Will Barkoski, who would go the final four innings. Barkoski did not allow a Scrappers hit while walking two and striking out six en route to the save.

The Crosscutters return to Bowman Field for six home games in seven days. That homestand begins on Friday night and marks the first of the MLB Draft League’s international Series which sees Williamsport take on Team Mexico at 6:35 p.m.

Williamsport is now 3-5 after the win.