In what's become a running theme this season, Union Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past the South Stanly Rowdy Rebel Bulls 7-1. The win was nothing new for Union Academy as they're now sitting on five straight.
Brett Moore and Carter Willis dominated on the mound. Moore pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Willis pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Willis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Christian Pawl, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Nick Henry, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On South Stanly's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braylon Tyson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavyn Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, South Stanly hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union Academy struck out six times.
Union Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for South Stanly, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
Union Academy will look to defend their home field on Friday against Mount Pleasant at 7:30 p.m. South Stanly does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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