If Union City was riding high off their 11-0 takedown of Randolph Southern last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Union City Indians fell just short of the Northeastern Knights by a score of 11-9 on Friday. Union City has struggled against Northeastern recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Union City got a massive performance out of Oaklee Reichard, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Gabrielle Ordonez was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 5-for-5.
On Northeastern's side, Emma Neeley was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillian Null, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Union City's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Northeastern, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Union City will head out on the road to take on Anderson at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Anderson is coming into the match with four straight defeats at home, meaning Union City will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Northeastern, they will challenge Hauser at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Hauser: 3, Northeastern: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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