Baseball Recap: Mcconnellsburg Has No Trouble Against Shanksville Stonycreek

Spartans

Margin

04/17/25 @ Shanksville Stonycreek	18
03/25/25 @ North Star	17
03/28/25 @ Grace Academy	14
04/11/25 vs Claysburg-Kimmel	5
04/09/25 vs Everett	3

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Southern Fulton, McConnellsburg was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Shanksville Stonycreek Vikings as they made off with an 18-0 victory. That looming 18-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Spartans yet this season.

Reese Alexander was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, eight RBI, and three runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Hoyt Glenn, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

McConnellsburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

McConnellsburg is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Shanksville Stonycreek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-5.

Looking ahead, McConnellsburg will host Rockwood at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Spartans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rockets have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Shanksville Stonycreek, they will head out on the road to square off against Harmony Area at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Owls have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.5 runs per game on average), something the Vikings will no doubt try to take advantage of.