Belleville had lost four straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 11-16 to make it five. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-3 to the Union City Soaring Eagles, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Soaring Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-3 on Wednesday.
As for Union City, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-14-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games.
For Union City's part, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Peres, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Peres has become a key player for the Soaring Eagles: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 11-14-1 otherwise.
Belleville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Union City has already played their next contest (against Passaic County Tech), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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