Baseball Preview: Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs vs. Northern Bedford County Panthers
The Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Northern Bedford County Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Claysburg-Kimmel is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Mount Union on Tuesday. They lost 19-1 to the Trojans. The defeat continues a trend for Claysburg-Kimmel in their matchups with Mount Union: they've now lost six in a row.
Claysburg-Kimmel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Simpson, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Claysburg-Kimmel hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Northern Bedford County sidestepped Southern Fulton for a 4-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Northern Bedford County.
Reece Musselman made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Musselman has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Musselman was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Aaron Bowers was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Claysburg-Kimmel's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-9. As for Northern Bedford County, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Claysburg-Kimmel has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northern Bedford County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Claysburg-Kimmel came up short against Northern Bedford County when the teams last played back in April, falling 7-2. Can Claysburg-Kimmel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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