Karns City is 5-0 against East Forest/West Forest since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Karns City Gremlins will look to defend their home field against the East Forest/West Forest Fires at 5:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Karns City's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while East Forest/West Forest has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
On Friday, Karns City needed a bit of extra time to put away Freeport. They won by a run and slipped past the Yellowjackets 3-2.
Jacob Jones made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Jones was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Jones wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Colton Christie, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, East Forest/West Forest scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Venango Catholic and snuck past 7-5.
Like Karns City, East Forest/West Forest also got a great game from a two-way player: Colton Kuntz. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Kuntz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Auprel McLean was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Karns City's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for East Forest/West Forest, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Everything went Karns City's way against East Forest/West Forest in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Karns City made off with a 23-0 victory. Does Karns City have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Forest/West Forest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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