Softball Game Preview: Union City Indians vs. Cambridge City Lincoln Golden Eagles

Indians

Runs

05/16/25 @ Northeastern	7
05/14/25 @ Randolph Southern	12
05/10/25 @ Winchester Community	2
05/10/25 @ Monroe Central	14
05/08/25 vs Cowan	10
+ 12 more games

Union City is 1-9 against Cambridge City Lincoln since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Indians will look to defend their home field against the Golden Eagles at 10:00 a.m. Union City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.

Union City easily dispatched Randolph Southern on Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Indians fell just short of Northeastern by a score of 9-7 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Indians have suffered since April 17th.

Abby Zigler made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Williams, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Cambridge City Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 7-0 to Tri.

Cambridge City Lincoln saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paige Pitcock, who went 2-for-3 with one double.

Cambridge City Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Union City, they now have a losing record of 8-9.

Cambridge City Lincoln's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Union City has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Cambridge City Lincoln, though, as they've been averaging 10.2 hits. Given Union City's sizable advantage in that area, the Golden Eagles will need to find a way to close that gap.

Union City might still be hurting after the 10-3 loss they got from Cambridge City Lincoln when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Indians have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.