Grantsville is 8-0 against Union since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Grantsville Cowboys will stay at home for another game and welcome the Union Cougars at 3:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Grantsville's 27-4 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell just short of South Summit by a score of 3-1 on Friday.
Grantsville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Parks, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Grantsville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 18 runs the game before, Union were a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They suffered a rough 16-2 loss at the hands of Morgan.
Haylee Moynier was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and six unearned) runs off ten hits.
Grantsville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Union, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.
Everything went Grantsville's way against Union in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Grantsville made off with a 13-3 win. Will Grantsville repeat their success, or does Union have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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