The Starmount Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Union Academy Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Starmount is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Mountain Island Charter 8-6.
Starmount got a great performance from Nohr Issa as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
Meanwhile, Union Academy put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Murphy with a sharp 11-0 win.
Carter Willis looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Reeves Rape and Beckett Gurian did most of the damage at the plate: Rape went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Gurian scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Gavin Esp was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Starmount's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8. As for Union Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
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