The Mount Union Trojans will take on Forbes Road at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount Union's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Forbes Road's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mount Union fell victim to Somerset and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 7-0 to the Golden Eagles. That makes it the first time this season the Trojans have let down their home crowd.
Mount Union saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nasir Collins, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Forbes Road had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Shalom Christian Academy by a score of 13-9 on Monday. Forbes Road's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
JACOPY KNEPPER was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of SAWYER HOLLIBAUGH, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI.
Forbes Road was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .410. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory was their first at home, bumping their record up to 2-9. As for Mount Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Everything went Mount Union's way against Forbes Road when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Mount Union made off with a 12-2 win. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will Forbes Road turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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