The Marion Center Stingers will head out on the road to face off against the River Valley Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Marion Center is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Marion Center is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs last Thursday, they were much more limited against DuBois Central Catholic on Monday. They lost 13-2 to the Cardinals.
Meanwhile, River Valley stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Purchase Line 12-4. Winning may never get old, but River Valley sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Lilly Buckles was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Buckles was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Callie Reaugh, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Reaugh is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emerson Skirboll, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-5.
Marion Center's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-2. As for River Valley, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Marion Center was able to grind out a solid victory over River Valley when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marion Center since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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