The St. Benedict's Prep Gray Bees will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Union City Soaring Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, St. Benedict's Prep needed a bit of extra time to put away Barringer. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Blue Bears 8-7.
Meanwhile, Union City's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Memorial a 3-0 shutout. The win continues a trend for the Soaring Eagles in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won seven in a row.
The result came thanks to Guillermo Soto's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Jayden Perez and Jean Calderon did most of the damage at the plate: Perez scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Calderon scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
The victory got St. Benedict's Prep back to even at 1-1. As for Union City, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
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