The Keystone Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Monday, Keystone got the win against North Clarion by a conclusive 14-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask DuBois Central Catholic). They were the clear victors by a 17-2 margin over Johnsonburg on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won five matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Brayden Fox was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Aiden Snowberger was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carter Himes, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
DuBois Central Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .677. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
DuBois Central Catholic's record now sits at 6-1. As for Keystone, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Keystone suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to DuBois Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2017. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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