Shamokin Area lost against Central Mountain back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Shamokin Area Indians wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-2 walloping at the hands of the Central Mountain Wildcats. Shamokin Area has struggled against Central Mountain recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Shamokin Area saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Karlovich, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI. Malaki Peffer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
On Central Mountain's side, Gavin Bower spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jase Seltzer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Foltz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Shamokin Area's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Central Mountain, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Shamokin Area will be playing at home against Troy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Shamokin Area has given up an average of 8.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Central Mountain, they will head out on the road to face off against Milton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Central Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Milton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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