The Huntingdon Bearcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the West Branch Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Huntingdon will bounce into Friday's match after beating Hollidaysburg, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Huntingdon sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Hollidaysburg on Thursday.
Meanwhile, West Branch waltzed into their game on Thursday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Golden Tide an 8-0 shutout. Considering West Branch has won eight matchups by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Curwensville's batters probably weren't too happy with Makena Moore, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 17 Ks (she gave up a single walk). Moore has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mackenzie Mactavish was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Mallory Graham, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Huntingdon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for West Branch, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
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