Saegertown is 8-2 against Union City since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Saegertown Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Union City Bears at 4:00 p.m. Saegertown knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Union City likes a good challenge.
In what's become a running theme this season, Saegertown gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Everything went their way against Cambridge Springs as Saegertown made off with a 12-1 win.
Wyatt Burchill and Levi Gardner made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Burchill struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Gardner pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Burchill has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Burchill scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4, while Gardner scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, DeMarcus Manning was incredible, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Young, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Union City won against Eisenhower on Wednesday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Union City had just enough and edged Maplewood out 7-6. The victory was familiar territory for Union City who now have four in a row.
Luke Wright was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Blake Turner was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Saegertown's win bumped their record up to 8-1-1. As for Union City, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Saegertown has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Union City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Saegertown's way against Union City in their previous meeting back in March as Saegertown made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saegertown since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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