The Juniata Valley Hornets will be playing at home against the Huntingdon Bearcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Juniata Valley is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Juniata Valley's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Branch on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Huntingdon has not done well against Clearfield recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Huntingdon came out on top against Clearfield by a score of 8-5. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Huntingdon has managed all season.
Juniata Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Huntingdon, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Juniata Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Huntingdon when the teams last played back in May of 2019, sneaking past 16-15. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Huntingdon's Lauryn Smith, who went 2-for-4 with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Juniata Valley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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