Baseball Preview: Northern Bedford County Panthers vs. Juniata Valley Hornets
The Northern Bedford County Panthers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Juniata Valley Hornets at 4:30 p.m. Northern Bedford County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Northern Bedford County can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Southern Huntingdon County with a sharp 14-4 victory. While fans of Northern Bedford County might be used to big wins, the ten-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Eion Snider and Josiah Bowser made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Snider pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Bowser pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At the plate, Snider scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Bowser went 2-for-4 with five RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Wesley Horsh and Rece Dibert did most of the damage at the plate: Horsh scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Dibert scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Dibert has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Reece Musselman, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Juniata Valley narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Curwensville 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Juniata Valley.
Levi Thompson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Buckley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Northern Bedford County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Juniata Valley, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-8.
Everything went Northern Bedford County's way against Juniata Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Northern Bedford County made off with an 8-2 win. Does Northern Bedford County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Juniata Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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