Baseball Preview: Union Spartans vs. Pender Patriots
Union is 2-8 against Pender since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Union Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Pender Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Union is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 30th straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They suffered a tough 28-6 loss at the hands of North Duplin.
Meanwhile, Pender was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Whiteville.
Pender saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Shepard, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Union's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Pender, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Union suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Pender in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Union avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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