Mount Union dropped their record down to 9-4 on Monday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins on the road. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tyrone Golden Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-2 back in March.
Mount Union saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody McClain, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. Dylan Shawver was another, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
As for Tyrone, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games.
On Tyrone's side, Eli Woomer looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Woomer has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, A Walk and L Hamer did most of the damage at the plate: Walk went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run, while Hamer went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Hamer has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of G Miller, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Mount Union and Tyrone should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Trojans will challenge Claysburg-Kimmel at 1:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (142 vs. 324). Meanwhile, Tyrone (ranked 149th) will meet Bellwood-Antis (ranked 407th) at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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