Baseball Recap: Union County Patriots vs. Winchester Community Golden Falcons
Union County can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Saturday. They skirted past the Winchester Community Golden Falcons 7-5. For Union County, this counts as revenge for the 13-3 defeat Winchester Community walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Kyle Sams and Cole Cheatham were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Sams struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Cheatham pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. At bat, Sams scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Cheatham scored a run while going 2-for-3.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Davis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Winchester Community's side, Justin Cox and Aidan Weatherhead did some serious damage despite the final result: Cox scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Weatherhead scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Cooper Hummel was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Union County made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Winchester Community by a score of 6-2 later that day.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
