Baseball Preview: Bellefonte Raiders vs. Juniata Indians
The Bellefonte Raiders will square off against the Juniata Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Wednesday, Bellefonte got the win against DuBois by a conclusive 14-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bellefonte.
Bellefonte got a massive performance out of Peyton Vancas, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Trevor Johnson was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Juniata had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against East Juniata last Wednesday as Juniata made off with a 12-2 win.
Wyatt Stoner was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Stoner was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Juniata got a massive performance out of Grant Reinhold, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cam Bargo, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Bellefonte's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Juniata, their win bumped their record up to 9-10.
Bellefonte took their victory against Juniata in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1. Will Bellefonte repeat their success, or does Juniata have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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