The Unity Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Barron Golden Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Barron took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Unity, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row, Unity turned things around against Ladysmith on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Lumberjacks with a sharp 12-5 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Eagles' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
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Kyra Cox and Teigan Peterson did most of the damage at the plate: Cox got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Peterson went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two runs gave Cox a new career-high. Eloise Crowe also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Barron was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Hayward, falling 27-2.
Barron saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ariella McDonald, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run.
Barron's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Unity, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-12 and their overall record up to 2-13.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Unity has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Barron struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Unity suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Barron in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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