Union and Hobbton are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Union Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Hobbton Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Union is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Union will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Pender, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Union walked away with a 4-1 win over Pender on Monday.
The team relied heavily on Chloe Smith, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Hobbton suffered a tough 13-3 loss at the hands of East Bladen on Monday.
Union's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Hobbton, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Union came out on top in a nail-biter against Hobbton when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hobbton's Kaitlyn Rodriguez, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Union still be able to contain Rodriguez? There's only one way to find out.
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