The Southern Huntingdon County Rockets will face off against the Shalom Christian Academy Flames at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Southern Huntingdon County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight losses, while Shalom Christian Academy will come in with three straight wins.
On Saturday, Southern Huntingdon County came up short against McConnellsburg and fell 6-3.
Meanwhile, Shalom Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Turkeyfoot Valley Area on Thursday, taking the game 4-1.
Carter Defenderfer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 13 Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Shalom Christian Academy is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-6 otherwise.
At the plate, Shalom Christian Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drake Wenger, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. The Flames are undefeated when Wenger posts two or more runs, but 2-8 otherwise.
Southern Huntingdon County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Shalom Christian Academy, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
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