Western Harnett hasn't had much luck against Union Pines recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Western Harnett Eagles will host the Union Pines Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Western Harnett has given up an average of 10.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Western Harnett is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-1 to Pine Forest, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Western Harnett saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Mazurowski, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits Mazurowski has posted since back in March of 2024. Haden Mazzullo also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Union Pines had taken Scotland down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. Union Pines fell 11-7 to Scotland.
Preston Whitaker and Kaeden Sovey did some serious damage despite the final result: Whitaker scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Sovey scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-2. Union Pines is 2-1 when Whitaker posts two or more runs, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Benedict, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Union Pines kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Western Harnett's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Union Pines, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Western Harnett couldn't quite finish off Union Pines in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 and fell 8-6. Can Western Harnett avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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