Baseball Game Preview: Northern Bedford County Panthers vs. Forbes Road

The Northern Bedford County Panthers will head out to challenge Forbes Road at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Northern Bedford County nor Forbes Road posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

On Tuesday, Northern Bedford County came up short against Mount Union and fell 6-1. The Panthers have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Meanwhile, Forbes Road was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 11-0 to McConnellsburg. That's two games in a row now that Forbes Road has lost by exactly 11 runs.

Northern Bedford County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Forbes Road, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.

Everything went Northern Bedford County's way against Forbes Road when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Northern Bedford County made off with a 13-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.