Softball Recap: Newmarket Makes It 11 in a Row at Home

Newmarket waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Wilton-Lyndeborough Warriors with a sharp 22-6 win. The Mules might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.

Emma Surina was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that she has hit this season.

In other batting news, Newmarket got a massive performance out of Paige Sweitzer, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave Sweitzer a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kierra Souphakhot, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three stolen bases and four runs.

Newmarket was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .583. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

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Previous Games (Home)

05/21/25 vs Wilton-Lyndeborough	22-6
05/19/25 vs Mascenic Regional	6-0
05/12/25 vs Portsmouth Christian Academy	5-2
04/25/25 vs Franklin	3-2
04/23/25 vs Epping	5-4
+ 6 more games

Newmarket's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Wilton-Lyndeborough, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Newmarket is set to face off against their familiar foe Pittsfield at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mules 3.8, the Panthers 0.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Wilton-Lyndeborough will take on rival Epping at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.