Baseball Preview: Watseka Warriors vs. South Newton Rebels
Watseka has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the South Newton Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Watseka will be strutting in after a victory while South Newton will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, everything went Watseka's way against Momence as Watseka made off with a 12-6 win.
James Newell and Frankie Shervino were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Newell tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Shervino struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Newell scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Shervino scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Austin Matthew Morris, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Myles Lynch, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South Newton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 15-4 to Frontier.
Watseka's victory bumped their record up to 9-15. As for South Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Everything went Watseka's way against South Newton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Watseka made off with a 16-2 win. Will Watseka repeat their success, or does South Newton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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