Baseball Preview: Union County Braves vs. University Heights Blazers
Union County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the University Heights Blazers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Thursday, Union County came up short against Lyon County and fell 7-4. Union County has struggled against Lyon County recently, as their match on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Union County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Tapp, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Garrett Shouse was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, University Heights unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Owensboro Catholic by a score of 2-0.
Union County's defeat dropped their record down to 8-19. As for University Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 19-9.
Union County came up short against University Heights in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-1. Can Union County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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