Bellefonte is 8-2 against Clearfield since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Raiders will host the Bison at 4:30 p.m. Bellefonte is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Bellefonte's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Penns Valley Area as they made off with an 11-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Rams: they've now won seven in a row.
Peyton Vancas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Bellefonte is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-6 otherwise. Vancas was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Caleb Auman
| 05/06/25 vs Penns Valley Area | 2 |
| 04/30/25 @ Hollidaysburg | 1 |
| 04/11/25 vs Greater Johnstown | 1 |
| 03/27/25 vs Central | 1 |
| 04/09/24 @ Mifflin County | 1 |
In other batting news, Caleb Auman was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Zach Lehman was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Bellefonte was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They are 4-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Clearfield and Central have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Bison came out on top against the Dragons by a score of 6-3.
The team relied heavily on Kam Kushner, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Christian Welker, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Bellefonte now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Clearfield, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Everything went Bellefonte's way against Clearfield when the teams last played back in March, as Bellefonte made off with a 10-0 win. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
