Baseball Recap: Union City Soaring Eagles vs. Bloomfield Bengals
On Thursday, the Union City Soaring Eagles were able to grind out a solid victory over the Bloomfield Bengals, taking the game 7-3.
Kelyam Iglesias tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Union City let Wilme Mas Sarda and Julio Hernandez loose on the outfield. Mas Sarda scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Hernandez scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Santiago, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Bloomfield's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Menake, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Union City's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Bloomfield, they dropped their record down to 6-14 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Union City will take on Elizabeth at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Union City's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Elizabeth's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bloomfield, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Memorial at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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