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| 04/17/25 - Away | 23-4 W |
| 05/15/24 - Home | 17-2 W |
| 04/13/24 - Away | 23-0 W |
| 05/11/23 - Away | 21-0 W |
| 05/11/23 - Home | 19-3 W |
| + 2 more games |
Union City has gone 6-1 against Mercyhurst Prep recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Bears will welcome the Lakers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Union City has four straight wins, Mercyhurst Prep has 19 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Union City's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over Eisenhower. Considering the Bears have won ten matches by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Alissa Leech was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaelynn Kent, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Union City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive games.
Cochranton hit Mercyhurst Prep with a 21-run second inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Lakers came up short against the Cardinals, falling 24-3.
Union City's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Mercyhurst Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Union City took their victory against Mercyhurst Prep when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 23-4 score. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Lakers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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