The Central Mountain Wildcats will challenge the State College Little Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central Mountain has 11 straight wins, State College has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Central Mountain lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Mifflin County, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Monday's match. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Huskies with a sharp 12-4 victory on Monday. Considering the Wildcats have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
DuBois hit State College with a six-run fifth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Little Lions fell just short of the Beavers by a score of 12-11.
Sydney Wells made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Another player making a difference was Jessica Hawbaker, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
Central Mountain pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for State College, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Central Mountain couldn't quite get it done against State College in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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