Baseball Recap: Penn Cambria Has No Trouble Against Greater Johnstown

By Team Reports May 8, 2025, 9:46pm

Baseball Recap: Penn Cambria Panthers vs. Greater Johnstown Trojans

After only two runs in their last game, Penn Cambria made sure to put some runs up on the board against Greater Johnstown on Thursday. The Panthers blew past the Trojans 12-2. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Ethan Mento

Batters Struck Out

05/08/25 @ Greater Johnstown5
04/22/25 @ Bishop Carroll4
04/07/25 @ Windber0
03/18/25 vs Greater Johnstown3
05/03/24 @ Central1
+ 2 more games

Ethan Mento tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.

On the hitting side, Preston Farabaugh was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Grant Gides was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Penn Cambria was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Penn Cambria's record now sits at 9-6. As for Greater Johnstown, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.

Penn Cambria has already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Bedford on the 8th. As for Greater Johnstown, they will square off against Bishop McCort at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.

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