Blue River Valley is 2-8 against Union City since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Blue River Valley Vikings will square off against the Union City Indians at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Blue River Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Seton Catholic a 1-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Blue River Valley.
The result came thanks to Clinton Turley's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 19 Ks.
On the hitting side, Blue River Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kye Golliher, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Union City put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Tri as Union City made off with an 11-1 victory.
Trendon Spence made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Spence has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Spence was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Owen Dowler was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Zackary Fulk, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Blue River Valley's record is now 9-13. As for Union City, their record is now 13-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Blue River Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Union City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Blue River Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Union City in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Union City's Camden LaFuze, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Blue River Valley to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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