Jake Lowery went 3-for-5 with a home run and three runs batted in and the Mahoning Valley Scrappers defeated the Williamsport Crosscutters, 8-3, in the last home game of the 2011 campaign.

The win ended the Scrappers three-game losing streak.

Lowery singled in a run in the first inning to put the Scrappers ahead 1-0. In the third, he hit a two-run home run off reliever Casey Barnes to make it 3-0. Barnes relieved Williamsport starter Mike Nesseth, who pitched 2.1 innings. The Scrappers added a run later in the inning on Jerrud Sabourin’s single.

Mahoning Valley scored two in the sixth and two in the seventh. Lowery’s single in the seventh was his third hit of the night.

The Crosscutters scored a run in the eighth but were held scoreless in the ninth.

Danny Jimenez pitched six innings and allowed two runs. He picked up the win to improve to 4-3. Nesseth took the loss to fall to 3-6.

The Scrappers begin a three-game series on the road against the Jamestown Jammers on Friday night at 7:05 pm.