Baseball Game Preview: Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays vs. Marion Center Stingers

Blue Jays

Runs

03/25/25 vs West Shamokin	1
03/21/25 vs Ferndale	10
03/19/25 @ Purchase Line	13
03/18/25 vs River Valley	6

The Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays are taking a road trip to square off against the Marion Center Stingers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Conemaugh Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.

Conemaugh Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Friday, they were much more limited against West Shamokin on Tuesday. They came up short against the Wolves, falling 11-1. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Blue Jays, who until this game were averaging 3.5 runs allowed.

Logan Heinlein made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to hits, as he's now got three or more in each of the last three games he's played.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Marion Center was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell 5-1 to Portage.

Marion Center saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camden Rising, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.

Marion Center's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Conemaugh Valley, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.

Marion Center's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Conemaugh Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .336. It's a different story for Marion Center, though, as they've only averaged .238. Will they be able to contain Conemaugh Valley's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.