Baseball Preview: Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers vs. DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals
Philipsburg-Osceola is 0-4 against DuBois Central Catholic since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers will be playing in front of their home fans against the DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Philipsburg-Osceola's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Bishop Guilfoyle as Philipsburg-Osceola made off with a 12-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Philipsburg-Osceola.
Zach Yoder tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Philipsburg-Osceola let Brandon Hahn and Sam McDonald loose on the outfield. Hahn went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run, while McDonald scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Lamb, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, DuBois Central Catholic waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Rams 11-1.
Blake Pisarcik was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Pisarcik has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pisarcik was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Aiden Snowberger was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andrew Green, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
Philipsburg-Osceola is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for DuBois Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 10-7-1.
Philipsburg-Osceola came up short against DuBois Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 8-5. Can Philipsburg-Osceola avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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