With a playoff game on the line, Union County rose to the challenge on Monday. They walked away with a 10-6 win over the Bell Bulldogs. The victory was familiar territory for Union County who now have four in a row.
The team relied heavily on Jaydin Alvarez, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Brooke Hunt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Bell's side, Alaina Thomas was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up four earned (and six unearned) runs off nine hits. Thomas has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Thomas was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Gracelynd Joiner-Solis was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Dacy Graham was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Union County is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Bell, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-13.
Union County is on the road again on Tuesday to play Fort White at 5:00 p.m. Fort White is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. Bell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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