The Union Pines Vikings will challenge the Pinecrest Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pinecrest will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Union Pines extended their winning streak to four on Wednesday. The Vikings never let Southern Lee get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by ten runs or more this season.
Kaitlyn Blue looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kileigh Cameron was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Haven Patterson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Union Pines always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Pinecrest came out on top against Cary on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive 12-run third inning. The Patriots were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over the Imps. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by exactly 15 runs.
Union Pines pushed their record up to 14-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Pinecrest, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-15.
Everything went Union Pines' way against Pinecrest when the teams last played back in March, as Union Pines made off with an 18-4 victory. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Patriots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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