Cambria Heights is 4-0 against Conemaugh Township since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Cambria Heights Highlanders will head out on the road to face off against the Conemaugh Township Indians at 4:30 p.m. Cambria Heights knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Conemaugh Township likes a good challenge.
In what's become a running theme this season, Cambria Heights gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Conemaugh Township a 12-0 shutout.
Sidney Nihart made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Nihart has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Nihart was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Margaret Elias, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Brea Kountz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Cambria Heights has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Conemaugh Township, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-10.
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