The Wes-Del Warriors are on the road again on Saturday to play the Union City Indians at 3:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wes-Del is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Cowan a 3-0 shutout. Give Wes-Del's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Not much got past Jared Ladd, who gave up just four hits to keep Cowan off the board. Ladd has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Wes-Del's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kade Banter, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Union City gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Everything went their way against Cambridge City Lincoln as Union City made off with an 11-2 victory. Winning may never get old, but Union City sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Zackary Fulk spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Union City got a big performance out of Brennen Hoggatt, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Trendon Spence, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Wes-Del's win bumped their record up to 14-10. As for Union City, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Saturday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Wes-Del hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .347. However, it's not like Union City struggles in that department as they've averaged .358. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Wes-Del might still be hurting after the 19-4 loss they got from Union City in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Spence, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Wes-Del knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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