The Union Yellowjackets will be playing at home against the Noxapater Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Union has four straight victories, Noxapater has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Union gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past Philadelphia 19-2.
Jacob Freeman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Freeman was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three RBI.
In other batting news, Rafe Manning was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Myilan Moore, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Noxapater fell victim to a rough 18-8 defeat at the hands of Nanih Waiya on Friday.
Union has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Noxapater, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
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