Cochranton is on a four-game streak of home losses, Union City a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Cochranton Cardinals will take on the Union City Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cochranton will head into Tuesday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 15-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Iroquois on Tuesday. Cochranton had just enough and edged Iroquois out 3-1.
Andrew Albert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 16 Ks.
On the hitting side, Cochranton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Walker Carroll, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Union City has not done well against Rocky Grove recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Union City came out on top against Rocky Grove by a score of 7-3.
The team relied heavily on Daithin Kent, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Lucas Doutt was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Cochranton's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-11. As for Union City, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
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