The Southern Huntingdon County Rockets are taking a road trip to square off against the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Southern Huntingdon County has given up an average of 12.4 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Southern Huntingdon County came up short against Fannett Metal on Tuesday, falling 12-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Rockets in their meetings with Fannett Metal: they've now lost eight in a row.
Southern Huntingdon County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bronson Hoffman, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Claysburg-Kimmel entered their tilt with Williamsburg on Monday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Blue Pirates 12-3. Considering the Bulldogs have won three matches by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Brayden Haney made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Haney was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He also got a hit, marking his first of the season.
In other batting news, Claysburg-Kimmel let Nathan Cox and Mason Campagna run wild. Cox scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Campagna got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one RBI. Those three runs gave Cox a new career-high.
Claysburg-Kimmel always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .529 or higher in three consecutive games.
Claysburg-Kimmel's record now sits at 3-1. As for Southern Huntingdon County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Southern Huntingdon County might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from Claysburg-Kimmel in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Rockets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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