Union Academy entered their tilt with South Stanly with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the South Stanly Rowdy Rebel Bulls 4-3. That's two games straight that Union Academy has won by just one run.
Union Academy got a great performance from Carter Willis as he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nick Henry, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zamarion "Elijah" Shine, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On South Stanly's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavyn Miller, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Even though they lost, South Stanly hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Union Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for South Stanly, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Union Academy will head out on the road to face off against Langtree Charter at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last four games Union Academy has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for South Stanly, they will head out on the road to take on Southwestern Randolph at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Stanly is facing Southwestern Randolph at the right time seeing as Southwestern Randolph is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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