Baseball Game Preview: Durant Takes on Newsome

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 3:02am

Baseball Preview: Durant Cougars vs. Newsome Wolves

Durant is 8-2 against Newsome since February of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Durant Cougars will face off against the Newsome Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Durant is coming into the contest hot, having won their last ten games.

Durant is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-2 win over Strawberry Crest.

The team relied heavily on Brantley Hayward, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Noah Morales, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Newsome earned a 6-1 victory over Winter Haven on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Newsome.

Durant has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Newsome, their win bumped their record up to 19-6.

Durant took their victory against Newsome when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 6-0. Will Durant repeat their success, or does Newsome have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps