West Shamokin and Marion Center are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The West Shamokin Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Marion Center Stingers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with West Shamokin sitting on 22 straight wins dating back to last season and Marion Center on three.
West Shamokin's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout in Tuesday's second game. They never let Purchase Line onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. Fans of West Shamokin have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Avery Elkin was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Elkin was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, West Shamokin let Madi Keirn and Aleya Talmadge loose on the outfield. Keirn scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Talmadge went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Keirn has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Leah Mondi was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Marion Center can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Cambria Heights 11-0.
West Shamokin pushed their record up to 7-0 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.4 runs. As for Marion Center, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
West Shamokin came out on top in a nail-biter against Marion Center in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Shamokin 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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