Baseball Preview: Mount Union Trojans vs. Mifflin County Huskies
Mount Union is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Mifflin County is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mount Union Trojans will take on the Mifflin County Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Mount Union stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let Curwensville onto the board and left with an 18-0 win. Mount Union's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Cody McClain made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McClain has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. McClain was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryce Danish, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Cainen Atherton, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mifflin County made easy work of Altoona on Wednesday and carried off a 7-1 victory.
Mount Union has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Mifflin County, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Mount Union beat Mifflin County 6-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mifflin County's Ryan Hine, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Mount Union to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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