The Huntingdon Bearcats will head out on the road to challenge the Central Dragons at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Huntingdon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Philipsburg-Osceola as Huntingdon made off with a 9-1 victory.
Ashton Steele made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Steele has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Steele was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lincoln Miller was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a double. Ryder Sheffield was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Central gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 15-6 margin over Penn Cambria.
Like Huntingdon, Central also got a great game from a two-way player: Mason Byler. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Byler was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Wyatt Dilling was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Griffin Snowberger, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
The victory got Huntingdon back to even at 10-10. As for Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Huntingdon came up short against Central in their previous meeting back in April, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Byler, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that Huntingdon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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