Union City is 2-7 against Daleville since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Union City Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Daleville Broncos at 10:00 a.m. Union City is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Union City can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. Everything went their way against Cambridge City Lincoln as Union City made off with an 8-0 victory.
Not much got past Trendon Spence, who gave up just four hits to keep Cambridge City Lincoln off the board. Spence has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zackary Fulk, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Jayson Connor was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Daleville didn't have quite enough to beat Shenandoah on Friday and fell 3-1. Daleville has not had much luck with Shenandoah recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Ethan Colvin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, Daleville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Colvin, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Union City's win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Daleville, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10.
Daleville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Union City has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .445. It's a different story for Daleville, though, as they've only averaged .352. Will they be able to contain Union City's hitters?
Union City skirted past Daleville 5-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Does Union City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Daleville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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