Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Union Academy

Cardinals

Previous 5 Games

04/01/26 vs Corvian Community	9-8
03/31/26 @ Albemarle	13-1
03/25/26 vs Ballantyne Ridge	18-1
03/24/26 vs Gray Stone Day	3-1
03/24/26 vs Gray Stone Day	11-4

Union Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 9-8 W against Corvian Community. That's more bragging rights for Union Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Union Academy let Reeves Rape and Ethan Edwards run wild. Rape went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Edwards got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Edwards has posted since back in March. Cooper Gurian also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Union Academy's victory bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Corvian Community, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-5 record.

Coming up, Union Academy will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Albemarle at 7:00 p.m. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.13 runs per game on average), something the Cardinals will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Corvian Community, they will head out to take on Lake Norman Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Cardinals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Knights have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season.