Mount Pleasant's hitters rose to the challenge against a Cardinals pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.46 points allowed on Friday. The Mount Pleasant Tigers walked away with a 10-6 win over the Union Academy Cardinals. That's more bragging rights for Mount Pleasant, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Savannah Coln was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Coln was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Mount Pleasant got a massive performance out of Maggie Honeycutt, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Brooke Wright was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Union Academy's side, Paisley Boatright and Carlie Granger did some serious damage despite the final result: Boatright scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Granger went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Mount Pleasant has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Union Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Mount Pleasant will head out on the road to square off against Hickory Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hickory Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Union Academy, they will be playing at home against South Stanly at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Union Academy: 3.5, South Stanly: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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