Moon Area is 8-2 against Montour since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Moon Area Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Montour Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Moon Area was able to grind out a solid victory over Mars, taking the game 6-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Moon Area.
Joey Marasco tossed a big game, tossing 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Moon Area saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marco Chenet, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Caden Schmidt was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Montour entered their tilt with Blackhawk with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. Everything went their way against the Cougars on Tuesday as they made off with a 12-2 win. Considering Montour has won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jake Robinson spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jason George and Matteo Weber did most of the damage at the plate: George went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double, while Weber scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Maddox Tarquinio, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Moon Area's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-7. As for Montour, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Moon Area has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Montour struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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