The Altoona Mountain Lions came up short against the Mechanicsburg Wildcats on Thursday, falling 12-2.
Altoona got a good showing from Charli Schneider, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Altoona saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaya Sprankle, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Altoona dropped their record down to 0-2 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Mechanicsburg, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Altoona will challenge Juniata at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Mechanicsburg, they will square off against Governor Mifflin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Governor Mifflin has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.6 runs per game on average), something Mechanicsburg will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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