Baseball Recap: Huntingdon Bearcats vs. Southern Huntingdon County Rockets
Huntingdon can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They blew past the Southern Huntingdon County Rockets 13-3. With that victory, Huntingdon brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Ashton Steele was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Steele was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Huntingdon let Eric Mykut and Lincoln Miller loose on the outfield. Mykut scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Miller scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Evan Edmiston, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Huntingdon's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Southern Huntingdon County, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-13.
Huntingdon will look to defend their home field on Monday against Philipsburg-Osceola at 4:30 p.m. Huntingdon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Southern Huntingdon County, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Claysburg-Kimmel at 4:30 p.m. Claysburg-Kimmel will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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