On Thursday, the Union City Soaring Eagles narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Roxbury Gaels 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Union City.
For Roxbury's part, Kate McDougal was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, Savannah Cirella made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Angelina Moschella, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Union City's win bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Roxbury, they dropped their record down to 6-10 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Union City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Roxbury, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against DePaul Catholic at 4:15 p.m.
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