The Bellefonte Red Raiders will head out to square off against the Central Cambria Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bellefonte 3.8, Central Cambria 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bellefonte couldn't beat Hollidaysburg on Wednesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the seventh inning. The Red Raiders fell just short of the Golden Tigers by a score of 8-7. That's two games in a row now that the Red Raiders have lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, Central Cambria put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Greater Johnstown as they made off with an 18-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Red Devils, who have now won five contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Rowyn Ruddek and Ella Neves made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Ruddek pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Neves struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Ruddek has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Ruddek went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run, while Neves got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases Ruddek has posted since back in March of 2025.
In other batting news, Central Cambria got a massive performance out of Kaydence Sinclair, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailee Saylor, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one run.
Central Cambria always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .533 or higher in three consecutive games.
Central Cambria's record is now 8-0. As for Bellefonte, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
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