Baseball Game Preview: Northern Bedford County Panthers vs. Tussey Mountain Titans

Northern Bedford County and Tussey Mountain are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Panthers will take on the Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tussey Mountain took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Northern Bedford County, who comes in off a win.

Northern Bedford County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Claysburg-Kimmel. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Not much got past Reece Musselman, who gave up just six hits to keep Claysburg-Kimmel off the board. Musselman also tossed a walk, which is notable because Northern Bedford County is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 1-2 otherwise.

Carter Watson

Hits (Career)

04/14/25 vs Claysburg-Kimmel	2
04/01/25 vs Everett	1
03/28/25 vs Fannett Metal	1
03/25/25 vs Mount Union	1
03/18/25 @ Southern Huntingdon County	1

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carter Watson, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.

Meanwhile, Tussey Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Williamsburg.

Ben Kormanski was cooking despite his team's loss, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 3-for-3.

Tussey Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Northern Bedford County, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

Northern Bedford County beat Tussey Mountain 5-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Titans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.