The West Shamokin Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Karns City Gremlins at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Shamokin is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
West Shamokin's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Homer-Center on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-0. The game marked the first time this year in which West Shamokin was not able to get on the board.
West Shamokin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nevan Smulik, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Karns City put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Cranberry Area with a sharp 13-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Karns City considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Joey O?Donnell was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Kelly, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
West Shamokin's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Karns City, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. West Shamokin has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Karns City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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