Baseball Recap: Mount Union Trojans vs. West Branch Warriors
Mount Union came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the West Branch Warriors a 3-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Mount Union, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Bryce Danish was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cainen Atherton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Mount Union is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for West Branch, their loss dropped their record down to 17-4.
Mount Union will be playing at home against Richland at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mount Union is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. West Branch does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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