Southern Huntingdon County is 2-8 against Claysburg-Kimmel since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Southern Huntingdon County Rockets will head out on the road to take on the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Southern Huntingdon County will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Tussey Mountain on Tuesday. Southern Huntingdon County put the hurt on Tussey Mountain with a sharp 24-8 win.
Meanwhile, Claysburg-Kimmel came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against Fannett Metal as they made off with a 9-2 victory.
The team relied heavily on McKenna Black, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Savanna Crissman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Southern Huntingdon County's win bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Claysburg-Kimmel, their victory bumped their record up to 14-1.
Southern Huntingdon County might still be hurting after the 18-0 loss they got from Claysburg-Kimmel in their previous matchup on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Claysburg-Kimmel's Emalee Cavender, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 5-for-5. Now that Southern Huntingdon County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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