Baseball Recap: Iroquois Braves vs. Union City Bears
Iroquois's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They never let the Union City Bears onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. For Iroquois, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat Union City walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Not much got past Reilly Brown, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Union City off the board. Brown has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Iroquois' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Alderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Iroquois has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-10 record this season. As for Union City, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-7.
Iroquois will head out on the road to square off against Maplewood at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Maplewood is coming into the game with five straight losses at home, meaning Iroquois will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. Union City will take on Rocky Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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