River Valley was the 7-6 winner over Marion Center when they last played one another on Wednesday, but their luck changed this time around. The River Valley Panthers lost 14-4 to the Marion Center Stingers on Wednesday.
Sammy Yanits was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last eight games he's played. Zeke Doak was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, River Valley hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Marion Center's side, Noah McCoy made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. McCoy was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Alex Stewart was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Dalton Stenman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
River Valley's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7. As for Marion Center, their win bumped their record up to 6-11.
River Valley will head out on the road to face off against Northern Cambria at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northern Cambria is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. Marion Center does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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