The Union Pines Vikings will square off against the Montgomery Central Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Union Pines has eight straight wins, Montgomery Central has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Union Pines is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Western Harnett 20-7 on Thursday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 12 runs or more this season.
Union Pines got a massive performance out of Kileigh Cameron, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and three doubles. That's the most runs Cameron has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Serena McCutchen, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.
Union Pines was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .639. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Montgomery Central fell victim to Oak Grove and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Grizzlies.
Union Pines' victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Montgomery Central, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Union Pines took their victory against Montgomery Central in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 11-1. Does Union Pines have another victory up their sleeve, or will Montgomery Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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