Baseball Recap: Juniata Valley Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

Juniata Valley and Homer-Center squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Juniata Valley had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 6-5. The Hornets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2017.

Blayne Sager and Ethan Scalia did some serious damage despite the final result: Sager got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run, while Scalia went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Logan Harpster, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.

Juniata Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Homer-Center, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.

As of now, neither Juniata Valley nor Homer-Center have any future games scheduled.