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| 05/02/24 - Home | 13-2 W |
| 04/09/24 - Away | 13-3 W |
| 05/04/23 - Away | 19-0 W |
| 04/11/23 - Home | 17-2 W |
| 05/10/19 - Away | 6-3 W |
| + 2 more games |
Union City is a perfect 7-0 against Girard since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. Union City will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they takes on Girard at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Union City's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past North East 18-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Bears considering their two-run performance the game before.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Girard, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Oil City 9-8 on Tuesday.
Cate Bennett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and five unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up 12 Ks. Those 12 strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Girard got a massive performance out of Laurel Brink, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Chaffee, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
The win got Girard back to even at 1-1. As for Union City, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything went Union City's way against Girard in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Union City made off with a 13-2 win. Does Union City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Girard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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