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Courtesy of GameChanger

An early lead helped the Mifflin County Huskies defeat Claysburg-Kimmel 12-2 on Friday. Mifflin County scored on a single by Landen Eichhorn and a single by Calin McKnight in the first inning.

The Huskies tallied three runs in the fifth inning. Mifflin County’s  offense in the inning came from singles by Madden Weaver, Logan Alexander, and Easton Lepley.

Bryson Bubb took the win for Mifflin County. Bubb lasted four and two-thirds innings, allowing one hit and two runs while striking out seven. Jacob Ross threw one-third of an inning in relief out of the bullpen.

Zach Campagna took the loss for the Bulldogs. Campagna allowed six hits and six runs over two innings, striking out two and walking zero.

Mifflin County collected 14 hits. Eichhorn, Douglas Weaver Jr., and Xavier Smith all had multiple hits for the Huskies. Smith, Weaver Jr., and Eichhorn each collected two hits to lead Mifflin County. The Huskies didn’t commit a single error in the field. Ryan Kanagy had eight chances in the field, the most on the team.

Landon Douglas led Claysburg-Kimmel with one hit in two at bats.

Selinsgrove 5, MIfflin County 4

Friday’s game against Selinsgrove  was a heartbreaker for Mifflin County Varsity Huskies, as they lost the lead late in a 5-4 defeat. The Seals were down 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning when Tyler Swineford homered on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs.

In the top of the seventh inning, Mifflin County  tied things up at four when Calin McKnight singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run.

Selinsgrove scored three runs in the sixth inning. Selinsgrove Varsity Seals’s big inning was driven by a triple by Tucker Teats and a home run by Swineford.

Joshua Domaracki took the win for the Seals. The southpaw went one inning, allowing zero runs on one hit and walking zero.

Landen Eichhorn took the loss for Mifflin County. Eichhorn lasted six and a third innings, allowing seven hits and five runs while striking out five and walking zero.

Swineford started the game for Selinsgrove. Swineford went six innings, allowing four runs on six hits and striking out six

Mifflin County scattered seven hits in the game. Xavier Smith and Ryan Kanagy each collected multiple hits for the Huskies. Kanagy and Smith each collected two hits to lead the Huskies.