The Halifax Wildcats will be playing at home against the Juniata Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Halifax got the win against Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy by a conclusive 14-2. With that victory, Halifax brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Kenna Book was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenna Peryea, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Juniata put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Saturday. They never let Susquenita onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. Juniata's victory was all the more impressive since Susquenita was averaging only 1.7 runs allowed on the season.
The win made it two in a row for Halifax and bumps their season record up to 2-5. As for Juniata, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Halifax might still be hurting after the 24-0 defeat they got from Juniata in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Halifax avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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