Belton-Honea Path typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Union County proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Belton-Honea Path Bears 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Union County.
For Belton-Honea Path's part, Lane McGaha spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. McGaha has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Belton-Honea Path saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colby Bates, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Union County has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Belton-Honea Path, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-5.
Union County will head out on the road to challenge Blue Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blue Ridge will roll in looking for their 15th straight win, something Union County surely won't give up without a fight. As for Belton-Honea Path, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pendleton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Belton-Honea Path's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Pendleton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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