Baseball Preview: Connersville Spartans vs. Union County Patriots
After three games on the road, Connersville is heading back home. They will take on the Union County Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Connersville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
While Connersville has not struggled against East Central recently, they managed to flip the script on Monday. Connersville had just enough and edged East Central out 3-2. The win was just what Connersville needed coming off of a 23-0 loss in their prior match.
Kolton DeBoard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits.
At the plate, Connersville's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brady Cloyd, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Union County unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak in Saturday's second game. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Franklin County. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Union County has scored all season.
Connersville now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Union County, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-3.
Everything went Connersville's way against Union County when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Connersville made off with a 12-1 win. Does Connersville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Union County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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