Marion Center had lost seven straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-11 to make it eight. They fell 9-5 to the West Shamokin Wolves. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wolves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-0 on Tuesday.
Camden Rising and Troy Slovinsky were huge no matter where they played even without the win. On the mound, Rising pitched 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. That's the fewest hits Rising has allowed since back in April of 2024. 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 marked the first that Slovinsky has hit this 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.
As for West Shamokin, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games.
Like Marion Center, West Shamokin also got a great game from a two-way player: JJ Cessna. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Cessna has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
Cessna wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luke McCullough, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marion Center will face off against Kiski School at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for West Shamokin, they will challenge Purchase Line at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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