Baseball Recap: Moshannon Valley Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Moshannon Valley extended their winning streak to three on Wednesday, bumping their season record up to 9-8 in the process. Everything went their way against the Harmony Area Owls as they made off with an 18-1 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-1 back in March.

Valent Cervenak and Collin Dunlap were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Cervenak pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Dunlap pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Cervenak went 4-for-5 with two RBI, while Dunlap went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Dunlap has snagged this season.

Brady Kephart

Runs (Career)

05/07/25 @ Harmony Area	3
05/01/25 vs Juniata Valley	2
05/13/24 vs Harmony Area	2
05/08/24 @ Juniata Valley	2
04/21/25 vs Southern Huntingdon County	1

In other batting news, Brady Kephart was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Mason Abernethy also deserves some recognition as he hit his first doubles of the season.

Moshannon Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .628. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

As for Harmony Area, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-10 record. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

On Harmony Area's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Doland, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.

Moshannon Valley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 6-4 win against West Branch on the 8th. As for Harmony Area, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 7-0 victory against Ferndale on the 8th.