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| 03/28/25 - Home | 0-2 L |
| 03/12/24 - Away | 5-2 W |
| 04/14/23 - Home | 7-6 W |
| 03/16/23 - Away | 9-7 W |
| 03/15/22 - Away | 3-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Union County has gone 9-1 against Caldwell County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Braves will head out to challenge the Tigers at 5:30 p.m.
Union County managed to slip by Henderson County the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Braves came up short against the Colonels on Tuesday, falling 12-1.
Caleb Carr was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Grayson Odaniel also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Caldwell County had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rockets an 8-0 shutout. Considering the Tigers have won ten games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The result came thanks to Scott Cortner's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ari Wells, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Stevens, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double.
Caldwell County's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Union County, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Union County couldn't quite finish off Caldwell County in their previous meeting back in March and fell 2-0. Can the Braves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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