On Monday, the Mount Union Trojans narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Northern Bedford County Panthers 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mount Union.
Jamon Ranck was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Chrisemer, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Northern Bedford County's side, Reece Musselman put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Musselman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Aaron Bowers made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Ben Gable was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
Mount Union now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Northern Bedford County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Mount Union will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Juniata Valley, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. As for Northern Bedford County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Meyersdale at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northern Bedford County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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