Baseball Recap: Newton County's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

04/08/25 vs West Lauderdale	0-12
04/04/25 vs Northeast Lauderdale	2-1
04/01/25 @ Northeast Lauderdale	16-1
03/25/25 vs Leake Central	15-0
03/25/25 @ Leake Central	12-0

Newton County fell victim to West Lauderdale and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Knights, falling 12-0. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Newton County's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 12-10. As for West Lauderdale, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season.

While Newton County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.