Karns City put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Westville Yellowjackets as the Karns City Gremlins made off with a 17-2 victory.
Jacob Jones made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and not a single walk). Jones was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Tyler Kelly
| 03/21/25 vs Westville | 4 |
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In other batting news, Tyler Kelly was incredible, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Brock Dittman, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Karns City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Karns City's record now sits at 3-0. As for Westville, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Coming up, Karns City will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against Keystone at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Westville, they will square off against Thomas Jefferson at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Westville has given up an average of 15 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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