Bellwood-Antis is 0-3 against Bellefonte since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils will head out on the road to take on the Bellefonte Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Bellwood-Antis scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against Juniata Valley as Bellwood-Antis made off with a 16-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bellwood-Antis.
Matt Berkowitz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Berkowitz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Alex McCartney was a standout: he went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Zach Pier, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and three runs.
Meanwhile, Bellefonte put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 victory over Mifflin County.
Like Bellwood-Antis, Bellefonte also got a great game from a two-way player: Peyton Vancas. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Vancas has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Vancas was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Braedyn Kormanic was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI and a double. Levi Purnell was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Bellwood-Antis is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Bellefonte, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Bellwood-Antis hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Bellefonte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Bellwood-Antis might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Bellefonte in their previous meeting back in April of 2017. Thankfully for Bellwood-Antis, Ethan Corman (who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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