Huntingdon is 1-9 against Philipsburg-Osceola since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Huntingdon Bearcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers at 4:30 p.m. Huntingdon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Huntingdon took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Southern Huntingdon County. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Huntingdon considering their one-run performance the game before.
Ashton Steele made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Steele was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Eric Mykut and Lincoln Miller did most of the damage at the plate: Mykut scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Miller scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Gavin Woodward, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Philipsburg-Osceola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Williamsburg by a score of 5-4.
Lucas Peterson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Archer Baughman, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Philipsburg-Osceola hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Huntingdon's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
Huntingdon couldn't quite finish off Philipsburg-Osceola in their previous matchup back in April and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Philipsburg-Osceola's Brandon Hahn, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that Huntingdon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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