The Altoona Mountain Lions will face off against the Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 12 consecutive losses for Altoona and eight for Hollidaysburg.
Central Dauphin hit Altoona with a seven-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mountain Lions came up short against the Rams, falling 14-3.
Jayda Yost made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run. Kaya Sprankle was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Hollidaysburg couldn't beat Bellwood-Antis on Thursday even though they stacked five runs on them in the third inning. The Golden Tigers fell 9-5 to the Blue Devils.
Hollidaysburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Morris, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Altoona's record now sits at 1-14. As for Hollidaysburg, their record is now 2-16.
Altoona couldn't quite get it done against Hollidaysburg in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 6-1. Can the Mountain Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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