The Mifflin County Huskies will face off against the Mechanicsburg Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mifflin County 2.5, Mechanicsburg 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mifflin County's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past State College 1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Huskies have posted against the Little Lions since June 1, 2021.
Meanwhile, Mechanicsburg came up short against State College on Thursday and fell 7-4.
Jager Nailor was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Drake Dawson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Mifflin County pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Mechanicsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
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