Baseball Game Preview: Newton Rams vs. Heritage Patriots

The Newton Rams will venture away from home to square off against the Heritage Patriots at 5:55 p.m. on Friday. Newton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Heritage's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Newton took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Heritage as Newton made off with a 9-3 win. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by six runs or more this season.

Caden Brown

Stolen Base (Career)

02/26/25 vs Heritage	3
02/15/25 @ Alcovy	2
04/05/24 vs Locust Grove	2
03/11/24 @ Brookwood	2
04/19/24 vs South Gwinnett	1

The team relied heavily on Caden Brown, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Jeremiah Francis also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.

Newton hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage struck out 11 times.

Newton pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs over those games. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.

Heritage's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Newton hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .338. It's a different story for Heritage, though, as they've only averaged .254. Will they be able to contain Newton's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.