The Summit Academy Knights will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Union Area Scotties at 4:00 p.m. Summit Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 17 straight defeats, while Union Area will come in with four straight victories.
Summit Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Western Beaver on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 30-0 to the Golden Beavers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Union Area sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Leechburg on Friday. That's two games straight that Union Area has won by just one run.
Anthony Roper made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Roper was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Roper wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dayne Johnke, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Mike Gunn was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Summit Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Union Area, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Summit Academy suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Union Area when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Summit Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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