The Union Academy Cardinals will be playing at home against the Mount Pleasant Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Union Academy: 3.6, Mount Pleasant: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Union Academy can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest last Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Albemarle a 17-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Union Academy.
Nick Henry made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Henry was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carter Devore, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Zamarion "Elijah" Shine was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mount Pleasant was able to grind out a solid victory over South Rowan on Wednesday, taking the game 7-3.
Union Academy pushed their record up to 8-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 18.7 runs. As for Mount Pleasant, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Union Academy couldn't quite finish off Mount Pleasant in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Union Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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