Baseball Preview: Union Academy Cardinals vs. Starmount Rams
The Union Academy Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Starmount Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Union Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Murphy an 11-0 shutout. Considering Union Academy has won ten games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Carter Willis looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Reeves Rape and Beckett Gurian did most of the damage at the plate: Rape went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Gurian scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Pawl, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Starmount, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Mountain Island Charter 8-6.
Starmount also got a great performance from Nohr Issa as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
Union Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Starmount, they pushed their record up to 17-8 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
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