The Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bedford Bisons at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Bellwood-Antis is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Bellwood-Antis had to settle for a 9-7 defeat against Penns Valley Area. That's two games in a row now that Bellwood-Antis has lost by exactly two runs.
Zach Pier led a balanced group of hitters, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Chase Plummer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bedford had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Rockets out 8-7.
Kris Diehl was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Owen Tedrow was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
Bellwood-Antis now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Bedford, they pushed their record up to 10-8 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Bellwood-Antis was able to grind out a solid win over Bedford in their previous matchup back in May of 2015, winning 8-5. Does Bellwood-Antis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bedford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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