Baseball Recap: Altoona Mountain Lions vs. Curwensville Golden Tide
Altoona scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Curwensville Golden Tide a 16-0 shutout. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Gavin Albright spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Dante LaRocco was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Sam Royer was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Altoona has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Curwensville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Altoona didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 5-2 victory vs. Hollidaysburg on the 19th. Curwensville has also already played their next matchup, a 4-2 defeat against Tyrone on the 19th.
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