Karns City is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Redbank Valley is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Karns City Gremlins will take on the Redbank Valley Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Karns City knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Redbank Valley likes a good challenge.
Karns City will head into Saturday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by eight) but last Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Punxsutawney 13-11.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Redbank Valley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Keystone a 12-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Mackenzie Foringer's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Samantha Bowser was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bella Orr, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Karns City's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Redbank Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Karns City was able to grind out a solid victory over Redbank Valley when the teams last played back in March, winning 11-6. Does Karns City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Redbank Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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