Southern Huntingdon County extended their losing streak to eight on Monday, dropping them down to 4-13. They fell 11-6 to the Mount Union Trojans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-3 back in March.
Elijah Oswald made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
As for Mount Union, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games.
On Mount Union's side, Maddox Hobbs was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave Hobbs a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Rahmeir Smith, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Coming up, Southern Huntingdon County will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Fannett Metal at 4:30 p.m. Fannett Metal has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.47 runs per game on average), something Southern Huntingdon County will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Mount Union, they will take on Claysburg-Kimmel at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Trojans 4, the Bulldogs 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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