Union Area put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They beat the Northgate Flames by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. Give Union Area's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Piper Jendrysik looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Irelyn Fisher was a standout: she fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Benedict, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Union Area pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Northgate, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Union Area will head out on the road to face off against Carlynton at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Union Area's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four games. As for Northgate, they will be playing at home against Rochester at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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