
Cardinals
04/10/25 @ Mount Pleasant | 12-3 |
04/04/25 @ Albemarle | 18-0 |
04/02/25 vs Providence | 5-4 |
04/01/25 vs Albemarle | 16-0 |
03/28/25 vs Gray Stone Day | 15-0 |
+ 13 more games |
Union Academy put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Mount Pleasant Tigers 12-3. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Avery Wilson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Keira Farmer was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one double. Taylor Surratt was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Union Academy lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in May of 2024.
Union Academy's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-0. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Mount Pleasant, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 9-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Union Academy beat the Tigers by a score of 13-4 on Friday.
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