There's no place like home for West Union, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the Potts Camp Cardinals on Thursday as they made off with an 8-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won nine in a row.
The result came thanks to Jake Foreman's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks.
Jaxon Herod
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At the plate, West Union let Reed Cooper and Jaxon Herod run wild. Cooper went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Herod went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Herod a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of David Roberts, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
West Union hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Potts Camp struck out nine times.
West Union now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Potts Camp, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 8-3 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: West Union beat the Cardinals by a score of 15-0 later that day.
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