Karns City is 5-0 against North Clarion since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Karns City Gremlins will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Clarion Wolves at 5:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Karns City's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while North Clarion has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Karns City is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand East Forest/West Forest a 22-0 shutout on Monday. With that win, Karns City brought their scoring average up to 8.3 runs per game.
Mason Sherwin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Sherwin was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Troy Nagel, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI and a triple. Koen Williams was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North Clarion entered their game against Clarion Area on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. North Clarion fell victim to a rough 13-1 defeat at the hands of Clarion Area.
Karns City's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for North Clarion, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Karns City was able to grind out a solid win over North Clarion in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 3-0. Does Karns City have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Clarion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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