Winchester Community had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Union City Indians 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Winchester Community also won the last time the pair played back in April.
The team relied heavily on Justin Cox, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Union City's side, Owen Dowler was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brayden Huggins, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Winchester Community has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Union City, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
Winchester Community will be playing in front of their home fans against Monroe Central at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Winchester Community's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Monroe Central has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road. Union City will take on Randolph Southern at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Union City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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