Mifflin County is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Mount Union a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Mifflin County Huskies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mount Union Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Cedar Cliff hit Mifflin County with a four-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Huskies took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Colts.
Mifflin County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carly Dickson, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Mount Union didn't have quite enough to beat Tussey Mountain on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Sayde Wise was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
Mount Union's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Mifflin County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9-1.
Mifflin County was able to grind out a solid win over Mount Union when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 5-2. Will the Huskies repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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