Hollidaysburg has been on the road for five straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Clearfield Bison at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hollidaysburg's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against DuBois on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Beavers. The shutout was out of character for Hollidaysburg seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Hollidaysburg saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maria Malone, who went 3-for-4 with a double. Malone has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Clearfield unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 11-5 to Bellefonte. Clearfield has not had much luck with Bellefonte recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Hollidaysburg's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Clearfield, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Hollidaysburg hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Clearfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Hollidaysburg's way against Clearfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Hollidaysburg made off with an 11-1 victory. Will Hollidaysburg repeat their success, or does Clearfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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