Union had lost eight straight at home dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 0-5 to make it nine. They came up short against the West Catholic Falcons, falling 17-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-0 on Monday.
As for West Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games.
For West Catholic's part, Jordan Empie was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That's the most RBI Empie has posted since back in March. Sarah Goffer was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
Coming up, Union will head out to face off against Holland at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for West Catholic, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against South Christian at 4:15 p.m.
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