Daleville is 7-2 against Union City since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Daleville Broncos will look to defend their home field against the Union City Indians at 10:00 a.m. The last three games Daleville has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Friday, Daleville didn't have quite enough to beat Shenandoah and fell 3-1. Daleville has not had much luck with Shenandoah recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Ethan Colvin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Daleville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Colvin, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Union City stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Cambridge City Lincoln an 8-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Trendon Spence's shutout, as he gave up just four hits.
At the plate, Zackary Fulk was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayson Connor, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Daleville's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10. As for Union City, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Daleville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Union City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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