Mars lost against Moon Area last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mars Fightin' Planets fell 6-2 to the Moon Area Tigers. Mars has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Moon Area's part, Joey Marasco tossed a big game, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Moon Area saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marco Chenet, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Caden Schmidt was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mars' loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Moon Area, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-7.
Mars will head out on the road to challenge Pine-Richland at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Pine-Richland will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Mars surely won't give up without a fight. As for Moon Area, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Montour at 4:00 p.m. Montour is coming into the game with four straight wins on the road, so Moon Area will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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