Union Area waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Summit Academy Knights onto the board and left with a 23-0 victory. Considering Union Area has won four contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Rocco Galmarini and Landon Eckert made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Galmarini tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Eckert pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Galmarini has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Galmarini scored two runs and stole three bases, while Eckert scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
In other pitching news, Logan Staph looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Anthony Roper, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Mike Gunn, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Union Area's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Summit Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Union Area will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Western Beaver at 4:00 p.m. As for Summit Academy, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Rochester at 3:00 p.m.
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