For the first time this season, Union County will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Thursday. They will head out to challenge the Lafayette Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Union County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, Union County was able to grind out a solid win over Forest, taking the game 8-3.
Foster Smith looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
Trenton Klein
| 03/10/25 @ Forest | 4 |
| 04/30/24 vs Hamilton County | 3 |
| 03/11/24 vs Nease | 3 |
| 02/11/25 vs Baker County | 2 |
| 05/07/24 vs Liberty County | 2 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Trenton Klein, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Jeffrey Brugh was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
Lafayette never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Chiefland on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 13-2 victory. Considering the Hornets have won three contests by more than ten runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lafayette got a massive performance out of Hyatt Richardson, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Trevor Byrd also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Lafayette's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games. As for Union County, their record is now 8-3.
Union County couldn't quite get it done against Lafayette in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Can Union County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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