
Shermans
05/16/25 vs Lynchburg-Clay | 8-4 |
05/15/25 @ Zane Trace | 6-1 |
05/13/25 @ McClain | 7-0 |
05/09/25 @ Huntington | 8-2 |
05/07/25 @ Adena | 7-1 |
+ 3 more games |
Unioto had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 5-1 back in April.
Unioto got a great performance from Blake Sanders as he tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. What's more, Sanders posted five strikeouts, the most he's had over his last two matchups.
At the plate, Jaxon Zickafoose was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Keegan Snyder was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Unioto was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Unioto's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Lynchburg-Clay, the defeat snapped their winning streak at 11 games and leaves them with a 17-3 record.
Unioto didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-6 victory against Valley on the 19th. As for Lynchburg-Clay, they have also already played their next match, an 11-7 win against Indian Hill on the 19th.
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