The Union City Indians are on the road again on Saturday to play the Monroe Central Golden Bears at 12:00 p.m. Union City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Union City earned a 12-8 victory over Cowan.
The team relied heavily on Oaklee Reichard, who went 3-for-5 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Gabrielle Ordonez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Monroe Central is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 11-1 to Centerville on Thursday.
Monroe Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Whitley Martin, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Union City pushed their record up to 6-9 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Monroe Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Monroe Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Union City has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Monroe Central, though, as they've been averaging only 1.7. Will Union City keep running through batters, or will Monroe Central buck the trend?
Everything went Union City's way against Monroe Central in their previous matchup back in April as Union City made off with a 19-2 victory. Will Union City repeat their success, or does Monroe Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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