Baseball Recap: Philipsburg-Osceola Wins Going Away Against Penns Valley Area

Mountaineers

Margin (Wins)

04/09/25 vs Bishop Carroll	19
03/21/25 vs Bishop Guilfoyle	14
03/25/25 @ Bellwood-Antis	10
03/27/25 vs Hollidaysburg	8
05/01/25 @ Penns Valley Area	7

Philipsburg-Osceola won the last time they faced Penns Valley Area and things went their way on Thursday too. The Mountaineers were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over the Rams. Considering the Mountaineers have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Zach Yoder made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Yoder was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Lucas Peterson was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Archer Baughman, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

The victory made it two in a row for Philipsburg-Osceola and bumps their season record up to 11-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Penns Valley Area, they dropped their record down to 0-15 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home.

Coincidentally, Philipsburg-Osceola and Penns Valley Area will both be playing Central Cambria the next time they take the field. The Rams will host the Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, while the Mountaineers will host them at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.