Baseball Preview: Newton Rams vs. South Gwinnett Comets
Newton is 10-0 against South Gwinnett since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Newton Rams will look to defend their home field against the South Gwinnett Comets at 5:55 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Newton has three straight victories, South Gwinnett has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Newton beats South Gwinnett with 13 runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Newton was the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over South Gwinnett on Wednesday.
The team relied heavily on Jerome Mays, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Andre Byrd Jr, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Newton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-17 record this season. As for South Gwinnett, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
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