Passaic County Tech dropped their record down to 7-3 on Saturday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins on the road dating back to last season. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Union City Soaring Eagles. The Bulldogs were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Soaring Eagles' pitchers proved too tough.
As for Union City, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games.
For Union City's part, their victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was LJ Santiago, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Santiago has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. AJ Romero also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Coming up, Passaic County Tech will be playing in front of their home fans against Passaic at 10:30 a.m. on Monday. As for Union City, they will square off against Hoboken at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Redwings will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something the Soaring Eagles surely won't give up without a fight.
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