Thursday just wasn't the day for Philipsburg-Osceola's offense. They fell just short of the Huntingdon Bearcats by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bearcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in March.
Philipsburg-Osceola saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Chverchko, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Philipsburg-Osceola has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Huntingdon, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-6.
Philipsburg-Osceola and Huntingdon should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Mountaineers (ranked 144th) will meet Bishop Guilfoyle (ranked 535th) at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Huntingdon will square off against Richland at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (151 vs. 312).
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