The Clearfield Bison will head out to challenge the Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
Clearfield is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against St. Marys on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Flying Dutch by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Bison in their meetings with the Flying Dutch: they've now lost five in a row.
Clearfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eve Siegel, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Bellwood-Antis let Hollidaysburg stack five runs on them in the third inning on Thursday but luckily Bellwood-Antis prevailed anyway. The Blue Devils walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Golden Tigers. The win was familiar territory for the Blue Devils, who have now won three matchups in a row.
Palynn Gregg was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Bellwood-Antis got a big performance out of Parker Martin, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Payton Koozer also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Bellwood-Antis' record is now 5-8. As for Clearfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Everything went Clearfield's way against Bellwood-Antis in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Clearfield made off with a 13-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bison since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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