Union Pines won the last time they faced Western Harnett, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Union Pines Vikings came out on top in a nail-biter against the Western Harnett Eagles and snuck past 8-6.
For Western Harnett's part, Lawton Hickman was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Ethan Mazurowski was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Union Pines' win ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6. As for Western Harnett, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Union Pines will take on Scotland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Scotland's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Union Pines' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Western Harnett, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Westover at 4:00 p.m. Western Harnett is facing Westover at the right time seeing as Westover is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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