The Altoona Mountain Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Mifflin County Huskies at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Altoona is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
On Monday, Altoona didn't have quite enough to beat Mechanicsburg and fell 3-1.
Altoona got a good showing from Evan Young, who tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Young has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Altoona saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dante LaRocco, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Mifflin County started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against State College. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Little Lions on Monday. The game marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Altoona's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Mifflin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Altoona couldn't quite get it done against Mifflin County in their previous meeting on April 1st as they fell 6-2. Can the Mountain Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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