Juniata has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Line Mountain Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Juniata's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed back in March. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Selinsgrove.
Meanwhile, Line Mountain won against Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy last Tuesday with 18 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Line Mountain was the clear victor by an 18-2 margin over Greenwood. That looming 18-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Line Mountain yet this season.
Line Mountain got a massive performance out of Madylinn Grindstaff, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Kiera Leitzel, who went 3-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs.
Juniata's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Line Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Everything went Juniata's way against Line Mountain when the teams last played back in March as Juniata made off with an 11-0 win. Does Juniata have another victory up their sleeve, or will Line Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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