Baseball Preview: Central Cambria Red Devils vs. Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers
The Central Cambria Red Devils will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers at 4:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While Central Cambria has not struggled against Somerset recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Central Cambria had just enough and edged Somerset out 9-8. The victory was just what Central Cambria needed coming off of a 16-1 defeat in their prior game.
Logan Black made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Black was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Zack Evans looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Grady Snyder was incredible, scoring a run and stealing five bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jack Washko, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Philipsburg-Osceola had just enough and edged Huntingdon out 3-1 on Wednesday.
The team relied heavily on Lucas Peterson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Central Cambria is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Central Cambria has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Philipsburg-Osceola struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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