Claysburg-Kimmel is 8-2 against Northern Bedford County since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Northern Bedford County Panthers at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Claysburg-Kimmel has six straight victories, Northern Bedford County has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Claysburg-Kimmel will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Mount Union, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Claysburg-Kimmel walked away with a 10-7 win over Mount Union on Tuesday.
Northern Bedford County lost 11-4 to Southern Fulton on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Northern Bedford County has lost by exactly seven runs.
Ava Helsel made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lacie Zelanko, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Northern Bedford County hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southern Fulton struck out six times.
Claysburg-Kimmel's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Northern Bedford County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Claysburg-Kimmel took their win against Northern Bedford County when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Claysburg-Kimmel since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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