Moniteau has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Karns City Gremlins at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Moniteau: 2.8, Karns City: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Moniteau's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Clarion Area on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Bobcats. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Moniteau's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Karns City gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They beat Keystone by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0. The win was familiar territory for Karns City who now have three in a row.
Mason Sherwin and Jacob Jones were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Sherwin didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Jones pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Sherwin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Sherwin went 2-for-2 with three RBI, while Jones went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, Troy Nagel and Adam Manuel did most of the damage at the plate: Nagel went 3-for-3 with three RBI, while Manuel scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hobie Bartoe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Moniteau's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6. As for Karns City, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Moniteau might still be hurting after the 13-7 loss they got from Karns City in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Karns City's Tyler Kelly, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Now that Moniteau knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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