Cumberland Valley won the last time they faced Altoona, and things went their way on Friday too. The Cumberland Valley Eagles walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Altoona Mountain Lions. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cumberland Valley.
Kaden Schoenly was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Schoenly was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Colin Basehore and Alex Sauve did most of the damage at the plate: Basehore went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Sauve scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Eli Bryant, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Altoona's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Stroup, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Cumberland Valley's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for Altoona, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-5.
Cumberland Valley will be playing at home against Ephrata at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Ephrata will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Cumberland Valley surely won't give up without a fight. As for Altoona, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Williamsport at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Williamsport is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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