Baseball Recap: Cranberry Area Berries vs. Moniteau Warriors
Cranberry Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 12-5 to the Moniteau Warriors. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Cranberry Area of the 10-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Cranberry Area saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Marchinke, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Seth DeLoe, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Moniteau's side, Dawson Wallace and Keagan Book did most of the damage at the plate: Wallace scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Book scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Alex James was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Cranberry Area's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Moniteau, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cranberry Area will take on Reynolds at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Cranberry Area is facing Reynolds at the right time seeing as Reynolds is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Moniteau, they will head out on the road to square off against Clarion Area at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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