The Bellefonte Raiders will face off against the Carrick Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bellefonte has three straight wins, Carrick has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bellefonte is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Juniata a 14-0 shutout. Bellefonte might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
Peyton Vancas and Braedyn Kormanic were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Vancas pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Kormanic pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Vancas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Vancas scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Kormanic went 3-for-4 with four RBI.
In other batting news, Jacob Corman was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Trevor Johnson was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Carrick came up short against Obama Academy of International Studies on Monday and fell 6-3.
Bellefonte has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Carrick, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
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