Softball Recap: Altoona Comes Up Short

Altoona was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 17-1 to the Cumberland Valley Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-1 on Tuesday.

Altoona saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mary Worley, who went 1-for-3 with one run.

Altoona's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Cumberland Valley, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-2.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Altoona will square off against rival Chambersburg at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Cumberland Valley is set to face off against their familiar foe Central Dauphin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 2.5, the Rams 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.