Baseball Preview: Newberry Panthers vs. Chiefland Indians
The Newberry Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Chiefland Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newberry will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Newberry put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Lafayette as Newberry made off with a 9-2 win. That's two games straight that Newberry has won by exactly seven runs.
Ben Beck spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Jayden Holcombe and Braxton Brady did most of the damage at the plate: Holcombe scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Brady scored a run while going 3-for-5. Brycen Ochs was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Chiefland unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oak Hall.
Chiefland saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Saia Wilson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Newberry's victory bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Chiefland, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Newberry has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Chiefland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Newberry came up short against Chiefland in their previous matchup last Thursday, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wilson, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Now that Newberry knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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