Next games set for PIAA playoffs

The next step in the road to a state championship for three Centre County diamond teams has been set.

The Bellefonte baseball and softball teams, and Philipsburg-Osceola softball, all have their itineraries for PIAA quarterfinal games Thursday.

The Red Raider baseball team plays Cathedral Prep of Erie at 3:30 p.m. at Slippery Rock University. The Ramblers beat Mars 13-2 in their first-round contest Monday, while Bellefonte topped Chartiers Valley 2-1.

The Lady Red Raiders will meet Yough at 3 p.m. at Mount Aloysius College in Cresson. Bellefonte dropped Mount Pleasant 3-2, while Yough defeated General McLane 11-1 Monday.

The Lady Mounties will face South Park at 4 p.m. at Somerset High School. P-O earned a dramatic victory Monday, rallying from a 5-0 deficit to beat Steel Valley 6-5 in eight innings. South Park defeated Northwestern 16-4.

If the area teams win two more games, they would play in the state championships on the Penn State campus on June 16.

This story was originally published June 7, 2016 at 11:16 PM with the headline "Next games set for PIAA playoffs."