Huntingdon won the last time they faced Juniata Valley, and things went their way on Monday too. The Huntingdon Bearcats had just enough and edged the Juniata Valley Hornets out 3-1. That's two games straight that Huntingdon has won by exactly two runs.
Ashton Steele was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Steele has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Steele was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Jack Foster was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. Eric Mykut was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Juniata Valley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Dick, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
The win made it two in a row for Huntingdon and bumps their season record up to 9-10. As for Juniata Valley, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.
As of now, neither Huntingdon nor Juniata Valley have any future games scheduled.
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