The Union City Indians are on the road again on Monday to play the Cambridge City Lincoln Golden Eagles at 5:00 p.m. The pair are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Union City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Blue River Valley as Union City made off with an 8-1 win. Union City might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Zackary Fulk made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Fulk has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Fulk was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Caleb Lutz was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Cambridge City Lincoln came into Friday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Randolph Southern 13-6. The high-scoring effort was just what Cambridge City Lincoln needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
The team relied heavily on Dustin Lunsford, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Patterson, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Union City has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Cambridge City Lincoln, their victory bumped their record up to 7-16.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Union City has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cambridge City Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Union City took their win against Cambridge City Lincoln in their previous matchup last Friday by a conclusive 8-0. Will Union City repeat their success, or does Cambridge City Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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