The Union City Golden Tornadoes will take on the Camden Central Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Union City is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Ballard Memorial on Thursday as Union City made off with a 14-1 victory. The Golden Tornadoes haven't had any issues with the Bombers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Camden Central came into Thursday's matchup having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Dresden with a sharp 12-2 victory on Thursday. Camden Central's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last four games.
Carter Maines made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Eli Latendressee and Gage Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Latendressee scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Johnson scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. What's more, Johnson posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in May of 2024. Carl Baker was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Union City now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Camden Central, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
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