Karns City and Moniteau are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Gremlins are taking a road trip to take on the Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Karns City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Karns City's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past North Clarion 17-0. The Gremlins haven't had any issues with the Wolves recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Mason Sherwin
| 05/07/25 @ North Clarion | 4 |
| 05/10/24 @ Moniteau | 3 |
| 04/22/24 vs East Forest/West Forest | 3 |
| 04/26/25 @ Keystone | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Mercer | 2 |
Mason Sherwin was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson Frazer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Karns City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Moniteau nor Clarion Area made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Warriors fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 6-5. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their meetings with the Bobcats: they've now lost five in a row.
Dawson Cook put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with one double and one RBI.
Cook wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ian Ross, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Karns City's victory bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Moniteau, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Karns City couldn't quite finish off Moniteau when the teams last played back in April and fell 3-1. Can the Gremlins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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