The Union City Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Iroquois Braves at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Iroquois took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Union City, who comes in off a win.
Union City took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Reynolds and snuck past 4-3.
Luke Racop spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Union City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Wright, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Iroquois was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Cochranton by a score of 3-1.
Iroquois also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Reilly Brown gave up just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. Brown has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Union City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Iroquois, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
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