Union City is 8-2 against Lake County since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Union City Golden Tornadoes will be playing at home against the Lake County Falcons at 6:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Union City can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game last Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 victory over Madison.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Lake County sidestepped West Carroll for a 9-8 win. That's two games straight that Lake County has won by just one run.
Bryce Byrd was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Byrd was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Nate McCoy was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Union City's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Lake County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-12.
Union City took their victory against Lake County in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 14-2. Does Union City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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