Sadly, Juniata Valley is still looking for their first win of the season after five matches. They fell victim to a rough 16-6 defeat at the hands of the Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils on Monday. One positive for Juniata Valley, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Juniata Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Dick, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
On Bellwood-Antis' side, Matt Berkowitz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Berkowitz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Bellwood-Antis got a massive performance out of Alex McCartney, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Zach Pier was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and three runs.
Juniata Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Bellwood-Antis, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Juniata Valley will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Williamsburg at 4:30 p.m. Williamsburg will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Bellwood-Antis, they will head out on the road to challenge Bellefonte at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Bellefonte's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four contests.
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