The North Union Wildcats will be playing at home against the River Valley Vikings at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. River Valley took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on North Union, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, everything went North Union's way against Benjamin Logan as North Union made off with a 9-2 victory.
Mason Bright spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Tyler Krebehenne was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Caden Potts was another key contributor, scoring a run.
Meanwhile, River Valley started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Galion. They lost 11-1 to the Tigers on Wednesday. River Valley has struggled against Galion recently, as their match on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
River Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Pollock, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
North Union has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7-1 record this season. As for River Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.
North Union skirted past River Valley 2-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was River Valley's Spencer Creeden, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for North Union to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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