The Mifflin County Huskies will take on the Mechanicsburg Wildcats at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Mechanicsburg took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mifflin County, who comes in off a win.
Mifflin County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Mount Union 14-0. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Macy Pietzch made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Pietzch was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. That double marked the first that she has hit this season.
In other batting news, Ava Baker and Riley Hine did most of the damage at the plate: Baker went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Hine went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple was Hine's first of the season. Piper Specht was another key player, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double.
Mifflin County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.3 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.2.
Meanwhile, Mechanicsburg didn't have quite enough to beat State College on Thursday and fell 2-1.
Mechanicsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Mifflin County, they moved to 6-9-1 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Mifflin County couldn't quite get it done against Mechanicsburg when the teams last played back in April as they fell 7-2. Will the Huskies have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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