Union Pines came into this matchup off a tough ten-run loss last Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Richmond Raiders by a score of 7-5 on Friday. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.

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Kaeden Sovey was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing two bases. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
Union Pines' defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Richmond, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Union Pines will challenge rival Hoke County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Richmond is set to take on their familiar foe Lee County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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