Union Catholic has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Somerville Pioneers 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, it was a hard-fought game, but Union Catholic had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Bernards. That's two games in a row now that Union Catholic has lost by just one run.
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. Another player making a difference was Chris Wilson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Somerville came up short against The Pingry School on Tuesday and fell 6-1.
Union Catholic dropped their record down to 8-8 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Somerville, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
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