The Karns City Gremlins will head out on the road to face off against the Moniteau Warriors at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Karns City's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests.
Karns City can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They beat Keystone by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0.
Mason Sherwin and Jacob Jones were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, 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 bat, 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Hobie Bartoe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Moniteau's offense. They lost 10-0 to Clarion Area on Thursday. Moniteau has not had much luck with Clarion Area recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Karns City is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for Moniteau, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6.
Karns City took their win against Moniteau in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 13-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Karns City since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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