Baseball Preview: Memorial Red Devils vs. Newton Falls Tigers
The Memorial Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Newton Falls Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Memorial is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Liberty on Tuesday as Memorial made off with a 12-4 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Memorial needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Sway Rodriguez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Duan Reynolds was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Bobby Ramirez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Newton Falls came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Golden Flashes by a score of 5-2.
Cameron Huff spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Newton Falls' win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Chitwood, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Newton Falls, they pushed their record up to 9-7-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Memorial has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Newton Falls struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Memorial suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Newton Falls in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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