Altoona had lost five straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 1-9 to make it six. They fell just short of the Mifflin County Huskies by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Huskies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-1 on April 1st.
Altoona saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Natalie Baker, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Mary Worley also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
As for Mifflin County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games.
On Mifflin County's side, the team relied heavily on Malaina Maxwell, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Baker, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Coming up, Altoona will challenge Central at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Mifflin County, they will face off against West Perry at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Huskies are facing the Mustangs at the right time seeing as the Mustangs are stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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