South Summit is 0-5 against Union since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The South Summit Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Union Cougars at 3:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
South Summit was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell 12-9 to Bonneville.
Wiley Crystall and Kohen Peterson were huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. Throwing, Crystall pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Peterson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Crystall went 2-for-5 with three RBI, while Peterson scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hunter Bednarik made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Larsen, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Union pushed their score all the way to ten on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Cedar by a score of 11-10.
South Summit's record now sits at 2-10. As for Union, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.
South Summit might still be hurting after the 20-1 defeat they got from Union in their previous matchup back in March of 2021. Can South Summit avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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