The matchup between Siren and Unity on Friday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Siren Dragons lost 25-5 to the Unity Eagles. Siren has not had much luck with Unity recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
For Unity's part, Bennett Mitchell and Marcus Rankin were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Mitchell tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Rankin pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs but no hits. At bat, Mitchell got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and four RBI, while Rankin scored three runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brian Bantz, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Taylor Gariepy was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Siren's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Unity, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Siren will be playing in front of their home fans against Prairie Farm at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Siren is facing Prairie Farm at the right time seeing as Prairie Farm is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Unity, they will head out on the road to take on St. Croix Central at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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