Northeast Lauderdale hasn't had much luck against Union recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Northeast Lauderdale Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Union Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Northeast Lauderdale sitting on three straight victories and Union on five.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Northeast Lauderdale sidestepped Starkville for a 7-6 win.
Meanwhile, Union hadn't done well against Lake recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Union had just enough and edged out Lake 16-15.
The team relied heavily on Tiara Campbell, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Destiny Moulds, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-3.
Union pushed their record up to 8-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. As for Northeast Lauderdale, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Northeast Lauderdale suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Union when the teams last played back in March of 2021. Can Northeast Lauderdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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