Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clarion Area). Everything went their way against the Karns City Gremlins on Monday as they made off with a 14-4 win. With that victory, the Bobcats brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Dylan Smail was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
Noah Harrison
| 04/07/25 vs Karns City | 2 |
| 05/28/24 vs DuBois Central Catholic | 1 |
| 05/23/24 vs Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley | 1 |
| 05/16/24 vs Greenville | 1 |
| 04/08/24 @ Punxsutawney | 1 |
In other batting news, Clarion Area got a massive performance out of Noah Harrison, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Those two stolen bases gave Harrison a new career-high. Wyatt Watterson was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Clarion Area always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win was the third in a row for Clarion Area, bringing their record up to 3-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Karns City, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-3.
Coming up, Clarion Area will head out on the road to face off against Greenville at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Karns City, they will challenge Redbank Valley at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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