The South Williamsport Mountaineers will square off against the Mifflinburg Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (South Williamsport 3.5, Mifflinburg 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
South Williamsport fell victim to Athens and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The Mountaineers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Mifflinburg entered their tilt with Selinsgrove on Monday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Seals a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Wildcats have won 14 games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Mifflinburg's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for South Williamsport, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
South Williamsport took their win against Mifflinburg in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 8-1 score. Do the Mountaineers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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