West Shamokin waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Purchase Line Red Dragons as they made off with an 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for West Shamokin, who have now won three contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Jude Olinger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Olinger was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Vincent Harkleroad was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Logan Geist was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI.
On Purchase Line's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Hughes, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
The victory got West Shamokin back to even at 3-3. As for Purchase Line, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
West Shamokin will be playing at home against Marion Center at 11:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. As for Purchase Line, they will head out on the road to take on Harmony Area at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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