Baseball Preview: Tri-County North Panthers vs. Newton Local Indians
Tri-County North and Newton Local are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Tri-County North Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Newton Local Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tri-County North is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Tri-County North will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Greenon on Saturday. Tri-County North blew past Greenon 13-6. Considering Tri-County North has won five contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Grayson Woodworth looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Zach Jean was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Garner Parlett, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Newton Local had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over the Bearcats.
Tri-County North now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Newton Local, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Tri-County North suffered a grim 19-6 defeat to Newton Local in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Tri-County North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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