Union City waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Fairview Tigers 2-1. This was payback for Union City, who suffered a 12-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Kaegann Gregor spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Union City's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cathryn Reynolds, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Alivia Zielinski, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Fairview's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Jocelyn Terella gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on ten hits.
The victory got Union City back to even at 8-8. As for Fairview, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-6.
Union City will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against North East at 4:00 p.m. North East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Fairview, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Girard at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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