Softball Preview: Penn Cambria Panthers vs. Greater Johnstown Trojans
The Penn Cambria Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Greater Johnstown Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Penn Cambria will be strutting in after a victory while Greater Johnstown will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Penn Cambria finally turned things around against Somerset on Thursday. Penn Cambria walked away with a 6-3 win over Somerset.
Patty Wagner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Penn Cambria's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Marley Shaffer, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Sheehan, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Greater Johnstown fell victim to Clearfield and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 14-0 to the Bison. Greater Johnstown just can't catch a break and has now endured ten losses in a row.
Penn Cambria's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11. As for Greater Johnstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-17.
Greater Johnstown's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Penn Cambria has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Greater Johnstown, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2. Will Penn Cambria keep running through batters, or will Greater Johnstown buck the trend?
Everything went Penn Cambria's way against Greater Johnstown when the teams last played back in March as Penn Cambria made off with a 16-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Penn Cambria since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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