Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley will challenge the West Middlesex Big Reds at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley will be strutting in after a win while West Middlesex will be coming in after a loss.
Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Reynolds on Saturday as they made off with a 16-1 victory. The win continues a trend for Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley in their matchups with Reynolds: they've now won four in a row.
Christian Salizzoni looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Trent Fleming, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Link, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Mercer hit West Middlesex with a six-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Big Reds lost 9-3 to the Mustangs.
Roman Golub made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Kayser, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for West Middlesex, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Middlesex struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
