Preview: Union Hill Bulldogs vs. Big Sandy Wildcats
Union Hill is 2-8 against Big Sandy since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Union Hill Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Big Sandy Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Union Hill fell victim to Beckville and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-0 walloping at the hands of the Bearcats. Union Hill has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Big Sandy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their rough 9-3 defeat to Carlisle might stick with them for a while.
Tyson Tapley put in work no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Tapley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Tapley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Logan Ollive made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kalab Remedies, who got three hits from his three at bats.
Even though they lost, Big Sandy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Union Hill's loss dropped their record down to 4-3-1. As for Big Sandy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Union Hill suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Big Sandy when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Union Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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