The Somerville Pioneers will head out on the road to challenge the Union Catholic Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Somerville came up short against The Pingry School and fell 6-1.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Union Catholic had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Bernards on Tuesday. Union Catholic has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Union Catholic got a good showing from Ryan Conlon, who pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Josiah Sharpe made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Wilson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Somerville's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Union Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Somerville skirted past Union Catholic 7-6 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Somerville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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