The Southern Huntingdon County Rockets will square off against the Huntingdon Bearcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Southern Huntingdon County 3, Huntingdon 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Southern Huntingdon County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Northern Bedford County on Tuesday as they made off with a 20-1 win. The Rockets have beaten the Panthers the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Panthers has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Huntingdon won against Central on Wednesday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Bearcats walked away with a 4-1 victory over Juniata Valley. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bearcats.
Alivia Nicklow spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Alivia Edwards was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those two hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Julia Foster, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Huntingdon pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Southern Huntingdon County, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
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