The Union Wildcats will take on the Warrenton Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Union fell victim to Christian Brothers and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 14-0 to the Cadets. The match marked the first time this year in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Warrenton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 16-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Keegan Lehmkuhl made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lehmkuhl was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Colin Disilvester was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Another player making a difference was Richard Standley, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Warrenton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .514 or higher in three consecutive games.
Warrenton's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Union, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Union suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Warrenton in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Union avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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