The Marion Center Stingers are taking a road trip to take on the Kiski School Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Marion Center has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 24.
On Thursday, Marion Center came up short against West Shamokin and fell 9-5.
Camden Rising and Troy Slovinsky put in work while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Rising tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Slovinsky tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. At bat, Rising went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one double, and one RBI, while Slovinsky went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one triple. That triple was Slovinsky's first of the season.
In other batting news, Jaxon Davis was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Cole Adamson also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Hill School hit Kiski School with a seven-run first inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cougars lost 12-2 to the Rams. The Cougars have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Kiski School saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Sinclair, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Marion Center's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Kiski School, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went Marion Center's way against Kiski School when the teams last played back in May of 2023, as Marion Center made off with a 19-10 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Stingers 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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