The Mifflin County Huskies will challenge the Altoona Mountain Lions at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Mifflin County nor Altoona posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
State College hit Mifflin County with a four-run seventh inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Huskies fell 6-1 to the Little Lions. The match marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Altoona was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Mechanicsburg.
Altoona got a good showing from Evan Young, who tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Young has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Altoona saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dante LaRocco, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Altoona's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Mifflin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Mifflin County beat Altoona 6-2 in their previous meeting on April 1st. Will the Huskies repeat their success, or do the Mountain Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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