The Northern Bedford County Panthers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northern Bedford County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Northern Bedford County will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 11) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Southern Fulton.
Reece Musselman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Musselman has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Musselman was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaron Bowers, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Claysburg-Kimmel was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They lost 19-1 to Mount Union. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Claysburg-Kimmel has scored all season.
Claysburg-Kimmel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Simpson, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Claysburg-Kimmel hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Northern Bedford County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Claysburg-Kimmel, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northern Bedford County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Claysburg-Kimmel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Northern Bedford County was able to grind out a solid win over Claysburg-Kimmel in their previous meeting back in April, winning 7-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Claysburg-Kimmel's Zach Campagna, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Northern Bedford County still be able to contain Campagna? There's only one way to find out.
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