The Southern Huntingdon County Rockets will square off against the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southern Huntingdon County is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Things were looking good for Southern Huntingdon County after they put the first run on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Tussey Mountain by a score of 6-5.
Lucas Creswell made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Claysburg-Kimmel didn't have quite enough to beat Southern Fulton on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Brayden Haney was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Haney was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
In other batting news, Mason Campagna was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Southern Huntingdon County's record is now 4-11. As for Claysburg-Kimmel, their record now sits at 11-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Southern Huntingdon County hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Claysburg-Kimmel struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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