Union County had lost four straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 8-11 to make it five. They fell 9-5 to the Eastern Hancock Royals. That's two games in a row now that the Patriots have lost by exactly four runs.
As for Eastern Hancock, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
For Eastern Hancock's part, Alivia Willis looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. What's more, Willis posted five strikeouts, the most she's had since back in April.
At the plate, Eastern Hancock got a big performance out of Chyan Evans, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Addisyn Trackwell, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Union County will challenge Hauser at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Jets have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.69 runs per game on average), something the Patriots will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Eastern Hancock, they will face off against Lapel at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Royals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season.
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