Hamilton is 0-4 against East Union since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hamilton Lions are on the road again to play the East Union Urchins at 5:30 p.m. Hamilton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Hamilton came up short against West Point and fell 8-3.
Hamilton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Barnes, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, East Union waltzed into their contest on Saturday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 10-3 victory. The result was nothing new for East Union, who have now won four matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Daniel Whitfield, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Ben Basil, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Hamilton's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for East Union, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Hamilton suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to East Union in their previous meeting back in March of 2021. Thankfully for Hamilton, Carter Phillips (who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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