The Morgan Trojans will take on the Union Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Morgan will be strutting in after a win while Union will be coming in after a defeat.
Morgan is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Ben Lomond with a sharp 26-2 victory on Thursday. Considering the Trojans have won six matchups by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last six contests, Union finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They lost 21-1 to Grantsville. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Cougars, who until this game were averaging four runs allowed.
Union saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlee Kesler, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Kesler also hit a double, marking her first of the season.
Morgan is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.8 runs over those games. As for Union, they moved to 11-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Everything went Morgan's way against Union in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Morgan made off with an 11-3 victory. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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