The Clarion-Limestone Lions will be playing at home against the Karns City Gremlins at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Clarion-Limestone comes in on three and Karns City on four.
Clarion-Limestone is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Cranberry Area with a sharp 13-1 victory on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Tommy Smith made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Smith was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Kohen Kemmer was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jake Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Karns City's way against Mercer on Tuesday as Karns City made off with a 9-1 victory. That looming 9-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Karns City yet this season.
Clarion-Limestone's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Karns City, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Clarion-Limestone couldn't quite finish off Karns City in their previous meeting back in March and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Karns City's Jacob Jones, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Clarion-Limestone knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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