Baseball Preview: West Union Eagles vs. Smithville Seminoles
West Union and Smithville are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The West Union Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Smithville Seminoles at 6:30 p.m. West Union is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
West Union gave up the first runs last Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 9-5 win over Smithville. Winning may never get old, but West Union sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
West Union let Benton Burks and Jake Foreman loose on the outfield. Burks scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5, while Foreman scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tyson Henry, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
West Union is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Smithville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-14.
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