Union Area won the last time they faced St. Joseph and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Scotties blew past the Spartans 13-3. With that win, the Scotties brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.
Logan Staph
| 04/02/25 vs St. Joseph | 7 |
| 03/24/25 vs Leechburg | 2 |
| 04/23/24 vs Summit Academy | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Leechburg | 1 |
| 03/28/24 @ Blackhawk | 1 |
Logan Staph was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cole Harper and Dom Cucitrone did most of the damage at the plate: Harper scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Cucitrone went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, five RBI, and one run. Those four hits gave Cucitrone a new career-high. Maddox Ryhal was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Union Area was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .524. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Union Area's record now sits at 2-3. As for St. Joseph, they dropped their record down to 0-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Union Area will challenge rival Rochester at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, St. Joseph is set to face off against their familiar foe Leechburg at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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