The Cambria Heights Highlanders will be playing at home against the Marion Center Stingers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cambria Heights has three straight victories, Marion Center has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cambria Heights was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They blew past Conemaugh Valley 8-1.
Garrett Jasper was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Jasper was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cambria Heights got a big performance out of Bryce Lewis, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Mitchell Elias was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Marion Center's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Homer-Center on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Marion Center's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Cambria Heights' win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Marion Center, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Cambria Heights skirted past Marion Center 1-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Marion Center's Dakota Bracken, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Cambria Heights to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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