The Union City Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Jamestown Muskies at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Union City came up short against Youngsville and fell 10-5. The defeat continues a trend for Union City in their matchups with Youngsville: they've now lost six in a row.
Lucas Doutt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Ian Kinney was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Union City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Jamestown is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 18-1 to Lakeview on Thursday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Jamestown has scored all season.
Jamestown saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Herbold, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Union City's record is now 6-6. As for Jamestown, their record now sits at 0-10-1.
Everything went Union City's way against Jamestown when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Union City made off with a 12-4 win. Does Union City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jamestown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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