The Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Clearfield Bison at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Bellwood-Antis' favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Clearfield has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Friday, Bellwood-Antis was able to grind out a solid victory over Central Cambria, taking the game 8-3. That's two games straight that Bellwood-Antis has won by exactly five runs.
The team relied heavily on Zach Pier, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Matt Berkowitz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Clearfield didn't have quite enough to beat DuBois on Friday and fell 3-2. That's two games in a row now that Clearfield has lost by just one run.
Elijah Quick was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Clearfield saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Irvin, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Bellwood-Antis has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Clearfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
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