West Shamokin entered their tilt with Marion Center with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Marion Center Stingers 12-6. Considering West Shamokin has won four matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Max Long was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Long has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Long was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jude Olinger was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. Logan Geist was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Marion Center's side, Trey Slovinsky was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
West Shamokin's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for Marion Center, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: West Shamokin beat Marion Center by a score of 12-6 later that day.
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