Baseball Preview: Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers vs. Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers
The Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers will head out on the road to face off against the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Philipsburg-Osceola took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Westmont Hilltop, who comes in off a win.
Westmont Hilltop gave up the first runs last Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They skirted past Bishop Carroll 4-3. The victory was just what Westmont Hilltop needed coming off of a 12-2 defeat in their prior matchup.
Westmont Hilltop got a great performance from Aiden Kohan as he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Bryce Goodman, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Philipsburg-Osceola fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Hollidaysburg last Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Tigers by a score of 4-3. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Philipsburg-Osceola in their matchups with Hollidaysburg: they've now lost three in a row.
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.
The win got Westmont Hilltop back to even at 1-1. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
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