The Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Clearfield Bison at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hollidaysburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Hollidaysburg will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Altoona, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Hollidaysburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Altoona on Monday and snuck past 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hollidaysburg.
Hollidaysburg's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cayden Gibbons, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Clearfield unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 12-1 to Bellefonte.
Hollidaysburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Clearfield, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hollidaysburg has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Clearfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Hollidaysburg's way against Clearfield in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Hollidaysburg made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hollidaysburg since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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