Baseball Recap: Newark Norsemen vs. Hiawatha Hawks
Newark won the last time they faced Hiawatha, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Newark Norsemen came out on top against the Hiawatha Hawks by a score of 12-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Newark.
Toby Steffen was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Landon Begovac, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Hiawatha's side, Aiden Cooper made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Zac Edwards, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Hiawatha was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newark only posted a batting average of .212.
Newark's victory bumped their record up to 7-17. As for Hiawatha, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-11.
Newark will be playing in front of their home fans against Illinois C at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hiawatha, they will head out on the road to face off against Serena at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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