Baseball Preview: Marion Center Stingers vs. Conemaugh Township Indians
The Marion Center Stingers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Conemaugh Township Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Marion Center: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Conemaugh Township has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Marion Center sidestepped Conemaugh Valley for a 5-4 victory.
Alex Stewart was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Camden Rising, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Conemaugh Township stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Purchase Line 16-1. The high-scoring effort was just what Conemaugh Township needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Luke Weber was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Weber was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Conemaugh Township got a massive performance out of Kaden Valentine, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. DJ Bambino was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Marion Center made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-6. As for Conemaugh Township, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
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