Cardinals
| 04/04/25 @ Albemarle | 18-0 |
| 04/02/25 vs Providence | 5-4 |
| 04/01/25 vs Albemarle | 16-0 |
| 03/28/25 vs Gray Stone Day | 15-0 |
| 03/26/25 vs Marvin Ridge | 12-5 |
| + 12 more games |
Union Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Albemarle Bulldogs an 18-0 shutout. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matches by six runs or more this season.
Mackenzie Hartline was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Union Academy let Keira Farmer and Taylor Surratt run wild. Farmer scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Surratt got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those two stolen bases gave Farmer a new career-high. Laney Hildreth was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Union Academy pushed their record up to 17-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for Albemarle, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Coming up, Union Academy will challenge Mount Pleasant at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Albemarle, they will square off against Thomasville at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Thomasville has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 18.07 runs per game on average), something Albemarle will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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