The Union City Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Cochranton Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Union City is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Union City will bounce into Friday's match after beating Rocky Grove, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Union City walked away with a 7-3 victory over Rocky Grove on Wednesday.
The team relied heavily on Daithin Kent, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Luke Wright was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cochranton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell just short of West Middlesex by a score of 3-1.
The win got Union City back to even at 7-7. As for Cochranton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Union City came out on top in a nail-biter against Cochranton in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cochranton's Isaiah Long, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Union City still be able to contain Long? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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