The Union City Soaring Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Hasbrouck Heights Aviators at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Union City nor Hasbrouck Heights posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Union City kicked off their season on the road on Thursday and hit a couple of potholes. They suffered a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Bayonne.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Hasbrouck Heights' good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 7-1 walloping at the hands of Wallington.
Maddy Connelly spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Hasbrouck Heights saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Giuliana Terranova, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Terranova is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
Even though they lost, Hasbrouck Heights didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
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