Carbon and Union are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Carbon Dinos will be playing at home against the Union Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carbon has three straight victories, Union has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Carbon can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Richfield a 7-0 shutout.
Not much got past Danica Adams, who gave up just one hit and racked up 16 Ks to keep Richfield off the board.
On the hitting side, Brielle Sandoval and Brailee Peterson did most of the damage at the plate: Sandoval scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Peterson went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Samantha Riddle, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Union had to settle for a 6-5 loss against South Summit on Tuesday.
Haylee Moynier was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Teddy Oleen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
Carbon pushed their record up to 13-10 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Carbon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Union struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Carbon's way against Union in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Carbon made off with a 9-3 victory. Will Carbon repeat their success, or does Union have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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