Baseball Preview: Union Preparatory Polar Bears vs. Grace Academy Lions
The Union Preparatory Polar Bears will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Grace Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m. Union Preparatory will be strutting in after a win while Grace Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Union Preparatory is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Walnut Grove Christian by a score of 9-5 on Monday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Union Preparatory with their most commanding win of the season.
Giovanni Camerota and Ethan Harding did most of the damage at the plate: Camerota scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Harding scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Drew Denton was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Grace Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-3 walloping at the hands of Carolina Royals.
Union Preparatory now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Grace Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Union Preparatory suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Grace Academy when the teams last played back in March. Can Union Preparatory avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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