The Union County Panthers will square off against the Rockmart Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Union County had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Andrews on Monday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 13-3 win. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Tyler Richards
| 04/14/25 vs Andrews | 8 |
| 04/04/25 vs Murray County | 6 |
| 03/27/25 vs Ringgold | 1 |
| 03/21/25 vs Sonoraville | 1 |
| 03/18/25 @ North Murray | 4 |
| + 9 more games |
Tyler Richards looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Maddox Patton was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Union County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 7-1 (and 7-9 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Collins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Union County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Andrews only posted an OBP of .357.
Meanwhile, Rockmart had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Phoenix an 18-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won 14 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Rockmart's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-5. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Union County, their record now sits at 14-10.
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