Union City came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Maplewood Tigers 7-6. Seven seems to be a good number for Union City as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Luke Wright was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Blake Turner, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Maplewood's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Proper, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Maplewood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union City only tossed three.
Union City pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Maplewood, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Union City will be playing at home against Saegertown at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Saegertown's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four games. As for Maplewood, they will head out on the road to face off against Rocky Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Maplewood is facing Rocky Grove at the right time seeing as Rocky Grove is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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