Baseball Recap: East Union Lancers vs. Oakdale Mustangs
East Union lost against Oakdale last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The East Union Lancers fell victim to a rough 9-1 defeat at the hands of the Oakdale Mustangs. East Union has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East Union saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Fay, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Fay is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Even though they lost, East Union hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Oakdale's side, Trey Parsons tossed a big game, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jordan Haver, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Griffin Costa, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
East Union's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Oakdale, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat East Union by a score of 9-6.
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