Union fell victim to Cranford and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 7-0 to the Cranford Cougars. Union has not had much luck with Cranford recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
For Cranford's part, Joseph Paccione tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. Paccione has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sean Riley and Ryan Carracino did most of the damage at the plate: Riley scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Carracino scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Falk, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Union's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Cranford, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Union will head out on the road to square off against Randolph at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Cranford, they will be playing at home against Watchung Hills Regional at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cranford's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Watchung Hills Regional's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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