Baseball Game Preview: Newton South Lions vs. Cambridge Rindge & Latin Falcons

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Previous Games

04/26/24 - Home	1-5 L
04/08/24 - Away	14-3 W
04/20/23 - Away	5-9 L
04/12/23 - Home	8-5 W
05/16/22 - Home	4-3 W
+ 5 more games

Newton South and Cambridge Rindge & Latin are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Lions will host the Falcons at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Newton South 2.8, Cambridge Rindge & Latin 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Cambridge Rindge & Latin will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Newton South extended their winning streak to four on Monday. The Lions came out on top against Acton-Boxborough by a score of 8-4. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.

Meanwhile, Cambridge Rindge & Latin fell victim to Boston Latin and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Wolfpack by a score of 1-0.

Newton South pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cambridge Rindge & Latin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.

Newton South couldn't quite get it done against Cambridge Rindge & Latin in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-1. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.