Moon Area came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the New Castle Hurricanes out 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for Moon Area as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Joey Marasco spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Troy Sallis, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Jarrod Golden was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
On New Castle's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angelo DeSalvo, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Moon Area pushed their record up to 8-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for New Castle, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-16.
Moon Area will head out on the road to take on Blackhawk at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for New Castle, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Non Varsity Opponent at 4:00 p.m.
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