Northern Bedford County has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Tussey Mountain Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northern Bedford County will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 11) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Southern Fulton 4-2.
Reece Musselman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Musselman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Musselman was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Aaron Bowers was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tussey Mountain had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Trojans 10-8. Tussey Mountain's victory was all the more impressive since Mount Union was averaging only 3.59 runs allowed on the season.
Landon Myers was a standout: he scored a run while going 1-for-3. Wyatt Clark was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Northern Bedford County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Tussey Mountain, they pushed their record up to 10-5 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northern Bedford County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tussey Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Northern Bedford County came up short against Tussey Mountain in their previous meeting back in April, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tussey Mountain's Connor Jones, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Northern Bedford County 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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