After three games on the road, Union Area is heading back home. They will take on the Leechburg Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Wednesday, Union Area made easy work of Western Beaver and carried off an 8-2 victory.
Rocco Galmarini spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Union Area's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mike Gunn, who went 1-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Blakley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Leechburg can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over St. Joseph. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Leechburg.
Jayden Floyd made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Floyd was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Jaxon Vargo was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Rocco Vigna, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Union Area's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Leechburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Union Area has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Leechburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Union Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Leechburg in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 17-16. Will Union Area repeat their success, or does Leechburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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