EBENSBURG – Northern Cambria found itself in a 4-0 hole in the second inning and was never able to recover in its 10-2 loss to Juniata Valley in a District 6 Class 1A semifinal baseball playoff game at the Central Cambria High School athletic complex Friday.
“Guys always want to push when they’re down runs. And it’s trying to get guys to stay with what they’re doing that works well. But when you have the bat in your hands and you’re down runs you think you can make it happen. We can. But today wasn’t our day,” Northern Cambria coach Skyler Eckenrode said.
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