The Altoona Mountain Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Chambersburg Trojans at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Chambersburg took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Altoona, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Altoona beat Cumberland Valley 5-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Altoona.
Tanner Stroup was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Dante LaRocco, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Chambersburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 8-1 to State College.
Chambersburg saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Deneen, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Altoona's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Chambersburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Altoona came out on top in a nail-biter against Chambersburg in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Chambersburg's Joey Diaz, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Altoona still be able to contain Diaz? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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