The Juniata Valley Hornets will be playing at home against the Northern Bedford County Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Juniata Valley sidestepped Curwensville for a 4-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Juniata Valley.
Levi Thompson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Buckley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Northern Bedford County scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Southern Huntingdon County with a sharp 14-4 win. Considering Northern Bedford County has won four matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Eion Snider and Josiah Bowser made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Snider pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Bowser pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At the plate, Snider scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Bowser went 2-for-4 with five RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Wesley Horsh and Rece Dibert did most of the damage at the plate: Horsh scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Dibert scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Dibert has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Reece Musselman was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Juniata Valley's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-8. As for Northern Bedford County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Juniata Valley suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Northern Bedford County in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Juniata Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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