Baseball Game Preview: Union Catholic Heads Out

By Team Reports May 18, 2024, 7:46am

Baseball Preview: Union Catholic Vikings vs. Metuchen Bulldogs

The Union Catholic Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Metuchen Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Union Catholic is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.

Last Thursday, Union Catholic got the win against Dayton by a conclusive 12-5.

Noah Sosa tossed a big game, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.

On the hitting side, Union Catholic got a massive performance out of Chris Wilson, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Sharpe, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.

Metuchen lost 9-1 to Woodbridge on Tuesday.

Union Catholic pushed their record up to 12-8 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Metuchen, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.

Union Catholic skirted past Metuchen 7-6 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Union Catholic repeat their success, or does Metuchen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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