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| 04/29/24 - Away | 8-6 W |
| 05/09/23 - Away | 4-8 L |
| 04/13/23 - Home | 2-4 L |
| 05/09/22 - Away | 3-4 L |
| 04/11/22 - Home | 3-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bellefonte and Philipsburg-Osceola are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Raiders will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Mountaineers at 4:30 p.m. Philipsburg-Osceola took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Bellefonte, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Bellefonte beat State College 5-1.
Bellefonte got a great performance from Triston Heeman as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Peyton Vancas, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Evan Mattern also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Philipsburg-Osceola came up short against Huntingdon on Thursday and fell 8-3. The contest marked the Mountaineers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Philipsburg-Osceola saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Lamb, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. Sam McDonald was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Bellefonte has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 8-2.
Bellefonte came out on top in a nail-biter against Philipsburg-Osceola when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 8-6. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Mountaineers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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