Baseball Preview: Karns City Gremlins vs. Cranberry Area Berries
Karns City is 7-1 against Cranberry Area since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Karns City Gremlins will be playing at home against the Cranberry Area Berries at 5:30 p.m. Karns City will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Friday, Karns City needed a bit of extra time to put away Moniteau. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Warriors 6-5.
The team relied heavily on Mason Sherwin, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Hobie Bartoe, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cranberry Area can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Venango Catholic a 23-0 shutout. Cranberry Area's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Cole Findlay was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Sloan, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Karns City is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Cranberry Area, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-11.
Karns City took their victory against Cranberry Area in their previous matchup last Wednesday by a conclusive 13-2. Does Karns City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cranberry Area turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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