Baseball Preview: Chambersburg Trojans vs. Altoona Mountain Lions
The Chambersburg Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Altoona Mountain Lions at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Saturday, Chambersburg fell victim to a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of Hempfield. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Chambersburg in their matchups with Hempfield: they've now lost three in a row.
Evan Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Chambersburg hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, even though State College scored an imposing 11 runs on Monday, Altoona still came out on top. Altoona walked away with a 14-11 win over State College. The victory was just what Altoona needed coming off of an 8-0 loss in their prior match.
Chambersburg's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Altoona, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Chambersburg skirted past Altoona 8-7 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Altoona's Trent Meyers, who struck out six batters over 8.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Chambersburg to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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