The Union City Indians will take on the Northfield Norsemen on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Union City comes in on three and Northfield on four.
Union City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let Seton Catholic get on the board and left with a 23-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Trendon Spence
Trendon Spence made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Union City is 6-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 6-10 otherwise. Spence was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joseangel Perez-Contreras, who went 3-for-4 with six RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Jayson Connor was another key player, going 4-for-5 with three runs and two RBI.
Union City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .698. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Northfield won against Daleville on Saturday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Norsemen had just enough and edged out Cowan 10-9. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Norsemen have posted since April 30th.
Caleb Dubois was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in 12 consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs.
In other batting news, Branson Hayslett was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three doubles, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Ty Leming, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Northfield's win bumped their record up to 14-16. As for Union City, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
