Greater Johnstown is 0-3 against Bellefonte since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Greater Johnstown Trojans will be playing at home against the Bellefonte Raiders at 4:30 p.m.
Sadly, Greater Johnstown is still looking for their first win of the season after seven matches. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-1 walloping at the hands of Central on Wednesday.
Greater Johnstown saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Darik Elliott, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Bellefonte put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They had just enough and edged Mifflin County out 10-8.
Peyton Vancas made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Vancas has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Vancas was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Braedyn Kormanic, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Levi Purnell, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Greater Johnstown's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Bellefonte, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Greater Johnstown suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Bellefonte in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. Thankfully for Greater Johnstown, Ashton Wetzler (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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