The Central Cambria Red Devils will take on the Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central Cambria has three straight wins, Bellwood-Antis has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Central Cambria had just enough and edged out Chestnut Ridge 2-1. That's two games straight that the Red Devils have won by just one run.
JD Brouse spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Central Cambria's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Logan Black, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Bellwood-Antis started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Tyrone. They fell 8-4 to the Golden Eagles on Tuesday.
Chase Plummer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Matt Berkowitz, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double.
Central Cambria's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bellwood-Antis, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Central Cambria couldn't quite get it done against Bellwood-Antis when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 8-3. Will the Red Devils have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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