Preview: Union Cougars vs. Grantsville Cowboys
Union is 0-8 against Grantsville since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Union Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Grantsville Cowboys at 3:30 p.m. Neither Union nor Grantsville posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Friday, Union fell victim to a tough 16-2 defeat at the hands of Morgan.
Haylee Moynier was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and six unearned) runs off ten hits.
At the plate, Union saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mollee Rasmussen, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Grantsville's 27-4 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell just short of South Summit by a score of 3-1 on Friday. Grantsville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, Grantsville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Union's record is now 4-8. As for Grantsville, their record is now 3-7.
Union suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Grantsville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Union, Chloe Bytheway (who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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