Central Mountain is 9-1 against Shamokin Area since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Central Mountain Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Shamokin Area Indians at 4:30 p.m. Central Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Central Mountain's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Bald Eagle Area on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. Central Mountain has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gage Laughner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, Central Mountain saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Grenninger, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Shamokin Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 7-3 to Selinsgrove. That's two games in a row now that Shamokin Area has lost by exactly four runs.
Central Mountain's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3. As for Shamokin Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Central Mountain took their victory against Shamokin Area in their previous meeting last Friday by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Mountain since the squad 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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