Penn Cambria is 0-4 against Huntingdon since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Penn Cambria Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Huntingdon Bearcats at 4:15 p.m. Penn Cambria is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Penn Cambria after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Bishop Carroll by a score of 3-2. Penn Cambria has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Preston Farabaugh put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Farabaugh was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ryan Hanlon was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Penn Cambria didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bishop Carroll only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Huntingdon's hitters rose to the challenge against a Trojans pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.58 points allowed on Wednesday. Huntingdon skirted past Mount Union 12-11.
The team relied heavily on Eric Mykut, who scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lincoln Miller, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Penn Cambria's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Huntingdon, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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