The Union County Patriots will challenge the Monroe Central Golden Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Union County has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 15.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Union County's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hagerstown on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Monroe Central gave up the first runs on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against Muncie Central as they made off with a 15-9 win. The Golden Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Carter Duncan was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyler Bogue, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Monroe Central kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They are 6-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Union County's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Monroe Central, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Union County came out on top in a nail-biter against Monroe Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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