The Union City Chargers will take on the Three Rivers Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Union City is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Reading a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Chargers have won eight games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Three Rivers entered their tilt with Parchment on Thursday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 7-3.
Three Rivers got a great performance from Wyatt Ferriby as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Those nine strikeouts gave Ferriby a new career-high.
At the plate, Carson Beuter was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Brady Penny was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Three Rivers pushed their record up to 15-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Union City, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6.
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