| 02/28/25 @ Maysville | 14 |
| 02/28/25 @ Rush Springs | 14 |
| 02/28/25 vs Rush Springs | 13 |
| 02/28/25 @ Maysville | 13 |
| 03/06/25 @ Ninnekah | 10 |
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Monday. Union City were the clear victors by a 10-2 margin over Verden. Considering Union City has won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Aiden Williams spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Union City's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon McCool, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. That's the most RBI McCool has posted since back in February. Another was Carson Biffle, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Union City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Union City and bumps their season record up to 15-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Verden, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5.
Coming up, Union City will head out to take on Timberlake at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for Verden, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Amber-Pocasset at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers' pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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