Baseball Preview: Tussey Mountain Titans vs. Northern Bedford County Panthers
The Tussey Mountain Titans will be playing at home against the Northern Bedford County Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Northern Bedford County is hoping to do on Tuesday what Mount Union couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Tussey Mountain's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Tussey Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against Mount Union and snuck past 10-8. Tussey Mountain's victory was all the more impressive since Mount Union was averaging only 3.59 runs allowed on the season.
Landon Myers was a standout: he scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Clark, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Northern Bedford County has not done well against Southern Fulton recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Northern Bedford County had just enough and edged Southern Fulton out 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Northern Bedford County.
Reece Musselman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Musselman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Musselman was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaron Bowers, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Tussey Mountain's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. As for Northern Bedford County, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Tussey Mountain has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Northern Bedford County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Tussey Mountain beat Northern Bedford County 4-1 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Northern Bedford County's Josiah Bowser, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tussey Mountain still be able to contain Bowser? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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