Marion Center had lost eight straight at home, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 2-16 to make it nine. They fell just short of the Purchase Line Red Dragons by a score of 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Stingers have suffered since April 21st.
Marion Center saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camden Rising, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Drew Runk was another, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
As for Purchase Line, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games.
On Purchase Line's side, Christian Moyer made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Purchase Line is undefeated when Moyer allows one or fewer earned runs, but 3-11 otherwise. Moyer was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs.
In other batting news, Tyler Houser and Wyatt Sheredy did most of the damage at the plate: Houser got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI, while Sheredy went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those two RBI gave Houser a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Coby Byers, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
As of now, neither Marion Center nor Purchase Line have any future games scheduled.
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