Union Area won against Leechburg on Friday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Union Area Scotties narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Leechburg Blue Devils 4-3. The victory was familiar territory for Union Area who now have four in a row.
Anthony Roper was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Roper was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Roper wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dayne Johnke, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mike Gunn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Leechburg's side, Jayden Floyd and Rocco Vigna did some serious damage despite the final result: Floyd scored two runs and stole two bases, while Vigna went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Union Area pushed their record up to 6-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Leechburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-6.
Union Area will head out on the road to challenge Summit Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Union Area is facing Summit Academy at the right time seeing as Summit Academy is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Leechburg, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Springdale at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Leechburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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