MIFFLINBURG — Twice in Friday’s Heartland Athletic Conference Division I scrap against Jersey Shore, Mifflinburg head coach Kris Shuck needed to call a timeout so he could challenge his girls to step up their play.
The first time Shuck did so resulted in the Wildcats closing out the first half with a 9-2 run.
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