Softball Game Preview: Cambria Heights Highlanders vs. Marion Center Stingers

The Cambria Heights Highlanders will venture away from home to challenge the Marion Center Stingers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Cambria Heights knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Marion Center likes a good challenge.

Last Wednesday, Cambria Heights made easy work of Northern Cambria and carried off a 13-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Highlanders, who have now won five games by nine runs or more so far this season.

Alyssa Miller looked comfortable as she tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

Gina Lane

Triples (Career)

04/09/25 @ Northern Cambria	2
03/27/25 @ Purchase Line	1
04/25/24 vs United	1
04/18/24 @ Homer-Center	1

At the plate, Gina Lane was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and one double. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Bender, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

Cambria Heights always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northern Cambria only posted an OBP of .286.

Meanwhile, Marion Center is still undefeated this season after their contest against DuBois Central Catholic on Friday, but DuBois Central Catholic came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Stingers came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Cardinals. The one-run effort marked the Stingers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Cambria Heights is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Marion Center, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Cambria Heights suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Marion Center in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Highlanders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.