The Union County Fightin' Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Buchholz Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Union County scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Crescent City a 20-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Union County who now have five in a row.
Shyla Crowe was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Crowe has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Crowe was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Mackenzie Orton and Jaydin Alvarez did most of the damage at the plate: Orton scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Alvarez scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brooke Hunt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Buchholz came up short against Bradford on Monday and fell 16-12. Buchholz has struggled against Bradford recently, as their match on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Madison Blackford was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Jordyn Cooper was another key contributor, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Union County has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Buchholz, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Union County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Buchholz struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Union County came up short against Buchholz in their previous matchup back in March, falling 10-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Buchholz's Jurnee Reed, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Union County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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