The Chambersburg Trojans will venture away from home to challenge the Altoona Mountain Lions at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Chambersburg didn't have quite enough to beat Mifflin County and fell 3-2. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
E Brown made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Altoona and Cumberland Valley, and Cumberland Valley kept the tradition alive. The Mountain Lions fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday.
Leyland Baer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Nick Kraft was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Connor Pike, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Altoona's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Chambersburg, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Chambersburg suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Altoona in their previous matchup on Monday. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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