Carson McLean pitched a four-hitter and Bryan Collins hom-ered as Union Pines won its third-straight baseball game 2-1 at Trinity on Tuesday.

The Vikings, now 2-2 in the Tri-County Conference and 5-6 overall, will try to keep things going tonight when they entertain Asheboro in a 7 p.m. start.

With their bats still on the quiet side, the Vikings turned to their pitching and defense to win by one run for the third time in a row.

They answered a run-scoring triple by the Bulldogs' Tyler Kearns in the second inning with an unearned run in the third.

A home run by Collins in the fourth turned out to be the game-winner.

McLean, a sophomore, struck out eight and walked two. He got a fly out to left field in the bottom of the seventh with the tying run aboard to end it. He also picked up the win with one inning of pitching in the Vikings' 7-6 victory over North Moore on Monday.

The Vikings were held to two hits by Trinity pitcher Josh Roberts with John Newton going two-for-three with an RBI.