The Union Pines Vikings will head out to square off against the Southern Alamance Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Union Pines has three straight wins, Southern Alamance has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Union Pines' victory against Hoke County wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Union Pines' pitcher stepped up to hand Hoke County a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Not much got past Allie Bauer, who gave up just seven hits to keep Hoke County off the board. Bauer has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Union Pines' win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trinity Whitt, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Southern Alamance didn't have quite enough to beat Person on Tuesday and fell 10-9.
Union Pines' victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Southern Alamance, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Union Pines skirted past Southern Alamance 8-7 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will Union Pines repeat their success, or does Southern Alamance have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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