The Maple Valley Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Union City Chargers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Maple Valley fell victim to Bronson and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Union City put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Galesburg-Augusta 16-3.
Union City pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Maple Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Maple Valley's way against Union City when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Maple Valley made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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