Union Academy stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Anson Bearcats a 17-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Union Academy as they're now sitting on three straight.
Avery Wilson was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Wilson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Wilson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taylor Surratt, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Paisley Boatright, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Union Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Anson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-17.
Union Academy will be playing at home against Gray Stone Day at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Union Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. Anson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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