Union is 0-10 against Rosewood since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Union Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rosewood Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
Sadly, Union is still looking for their first win of the season after nine games. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-2 walloping at the hands of Lakewood on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Union couldn't push the score so high this time.
Rosewood proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 15) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged North Duplin out 3-1.
Ed Gardner made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Gardner has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Gardner was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Gardner wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Adams, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Union's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Rosewood, they pushed their record up to 10-5 with that victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season.
Union suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Rosewood in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rosewood's Cam Medlin, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that Union knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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