Baseball Game Preview: Union Area Scotties vs. Neshannock Lancers

By Team Reports Mar 29, 2024, 3:40am

Baseball Preview: Union Area Scotties vs. Neshannock Lancers

Union Area is 0-5 against Neshannock since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Union Area Scotties will head out on the road to square off against the Neshannock Lancers at 2:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

On Thursday, Union Area fell victim to a rough 19-4 loss at the hands of Blackhawk.

Mike Gunn and Andrew Gettings did some serious damage despite the final result: Gunn went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI, while Gettings went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run.

Meanwhile, Neshannock came up short against Central Valley on Thursday and fell 8-3. Neshannock has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Having lost for the first time this season, Union Area fell to 2-1. As for Neshannock, they now have a losing record at 1-2.

Union Area came up short against Neshannock in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Union Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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