The Union-Endicott Tigers will take on the Corning-Painted Post Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Union-Endicott will be strutting in after a win while Corning-Painted Post will be coming in after a loss.
Union-Endicott is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Johnson City with a sharp 13-3 victory on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their one-run performance the game before.
Aubrey Salati spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks.
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On the hitting side, Union-Endicott let Maryn Morse and Dominika Diaz run wild. Morse went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Diaz went 2-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI. Diaz is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Shive, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Corning-Painted Post faced Webster Schroeder in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Hawks fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Hawks were not able to get on the board.
Corning-Painted Post moved to 9-2 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Union-Endicott, they picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 2-4.
Everything went Union-Endicott's way against Corning-Painted Post in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Union-Endicott made off with a 7-1 victory. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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