Baseball Preview: Huntingdon Bearcats vs. Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders
The Huntingdon Bearcats will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders at 4:30 p.m. Huntingdon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Huntingdon had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Penn Cambria.
Huntingdon got a good showing from Evan Edmiston, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Eric Mykut was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Jack Foster was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Huntingdon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Penn Cambria only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Bishop Guilfoyle earned a 9-4 win over Bishop McCort on Wednesday.
Ryan Hagg and Braylon Williams did most of the damage at the plate: Hagg scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Williams scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Wyandt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Huntingdon has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season. As for Bishop Guilfoyle, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-8.
Huntingdon took their win against Bishop Guilfoyle when the teams last played back in April of 2018 by a conclusive 10-0. Does Huntingdon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Guilfoyle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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