The Union Area Scotties will head out to take on the Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Union Area 3.8, Chartiers-Houston 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Union Area fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Neshannock on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 6-4. The loss was the Scotties' first of the season.
Mia Preuhs
| 03/31/25 vs Neshannock | 14 |
| 03/27/25 vs Ellwood City | 9 |
| 03/24/25 vs Western Beaver | 6 |
| 03/17/25 @ Riverside | 14 |
Mia Preuhs put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 14 batters over ten innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Olivia Benedict made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Chartiers-Houston is still undefeated this season after their contest against St. Mary's Ryken on Saturday, but St. Mary's Ryken came as close as anyone has to beating them. Chartiers-Houston came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against St. Mary's Ryken. The three-run effort marked the Buccaneers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Having lost for the first time this season, Union Area fell to 3-1. As for Chartiers-Houston, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Union Area couldn't quite get it done against Chartiers-Houston when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 9-5. Can Union Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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