Baseball Recap: Union Grove extends road winning streak to eight

By Team Reports May 13, 2024, 9:08am

Baseball Recap: Union Grove Broncos vs. Slinger Owls

Union Grove stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over the Slinger Owls. Union Grove is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 13 straight.

Jack Wolf tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Leo Weist, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Dessart, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

On Slinger's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Leverance, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

Union Grove pushed their record up to 15-4 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Slinger, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Union Grove beat Slinger by a score of 13-2 later that day.

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