Baseball Preview: Huntingdon Bearcats vs. Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers
Huntingdon is 2-8 against Philipsburg-Osceola since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Huntingdon Bearcats will head out on the road to take on the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers at 4:30 p.m. Huntingdon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Huntingdon suffered a tough 15-7 loss at the hands of Bellefonte.
Jack Foster made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Philipsburg-Osceola fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Hollidaysburg two weeks ago but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Tigers by a score of 4-3. Philipsburg-Osceola has struggled against Hollidaysburg recently, as their match two weeks ago was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Philipsburg-Osceola saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Lamb, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double. Another player making a difference was Brandon Hahn, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Huntingdon's record now sits at 3-2. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, their record now sits at 1-1.
Huntingdon might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from Philipsburg-Osceola when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Huntingdon, Jake DeSimone (who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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