New Site has won three straight games at home, while East Union has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The New Site Royals will square off against the East Union Urchins at 7:00 p.m. New Site is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
While New Site didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over Covenant Christian on Friday. Considering the Royals have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
| 03/14/25 @ Covenant Christian | 2 |
| 02/21/25 @ Myrtle | 1 |
| 03/18/24 @ Vina | 1 |
| 03/14/24 @ Belgreen | 1 |
| 03/07/24 vs Pine Grove | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Landon Stanley, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Rylan Stanley was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Union owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Germantown.
The result came thanks to Ben Basil's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, East Union saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Harmon, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another was Hunter Huffstatler, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
New Site is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. East Union's win bumped their record up to 12-2.
New Site came up short against East Union in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, falling 6-2. Can New Site avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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