The Union Academy Cardinals will challenge the Carmel Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Union Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
While Union Academy's victory against Corvian Community wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Union Academy skirted past Corvian Community 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Union Academy has posted since March 11th.
Aiden Mills
| 04/21/25 vs Corvian Community | 3 |
| 04/17/25 vs South Stanly | 1 |
| 04/16/25 vs Buford | 1 |
| 04/04/25 @ Albemarle | 1 |
| 04/01/25 vs Albemarle | 1 |
Union Academy let Aiden Mills and Ethan Edwards run wild. Mills went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run, while Edwards went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave Mills a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ethan Rowe, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Union Academy hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Cougars on Thursday. Carmel Christian fell just short of Oakton by a score of 4-3.
Anderson Rider was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Carmel Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Williams, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Union Academy and bumps their season record up to 8-12. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Carmel Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-9-1 record this season.
Everything went Union Academy's way against Carmel Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Union Academy made off with an 8-1 victory. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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