The Mount Union Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Southern Huntingdon County Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mount Union is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Mount Union is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Claysburg-Kimmel (and have done all season long). Everything went Mount Union's way against Claysburg-Kimmel on Tuesday as Mount Union made off with a 19-1 victory. Mount Union's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Davin Yocum tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cainen Atherton, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Bryce Danish was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Meanwhile, Southern Huntingdon County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to Fannett Metal.
Mount Union's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Southern Huntingdon County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.
Everything went Mount Union's way against Southern Huntingdon County when the teams last played back in April as Mount Union made off with a 15-7 victory. Will Mount Union repeat their success, or does Southern Huntingdon County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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