The Union Pines Vikings will be taking part in a tournament against the West Johnston Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Union Pines is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Union Pines' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They skirted past Southwest Guilford 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Joey Ring
| 04/15/25 @ Southwest Guilford | 8 |
| 03/04/25 vs Lee County | 6 |
| 03/18/25 vs Scotland | 5 |
| 02/26/25 @ St. Pauls | 5 |
| 03/12/25 @ Gray's Creek | 4 |
Joey Ring tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Willy Rivera, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double. He is becoming a predictor of Union Pines' success: when he posts at least three hits the team is undefeated (and 4-10 when he doesn't).
Ashley typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday West Johnston proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Screaming Eagle by a score of 8-4.
West Johnston pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Union Pines, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10.
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