Softball Recap: North Newton Has No Trouble Against Southwood

By Team Reports Jun 9, 2025, 7:58am

Softball Recap: North Newton Spartans vs. Southwood Knights

Spartans

Previous Games

06/07/25 vs Southwood7-0
06/07/25 vs Riverton Parke5-0
06/03/25 vs Westville4-0
05/28/25 vs Tri-County2-0
05/27/25 vs Pioneer7-0
+ 5 more games

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but North Newton had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Southwood Knights 7-0. The Spartans' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last eight matchups.

Sydney Rainford made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 22 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and one double.

In other batting news, Paige Culbreth was incredible, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. What's more, she posted two runs, the most she's had since back in May. Caylee Oxley was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run.

North Newton's record is now 23-3-1. As for Southwood, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 21-11 record.

As of now, neither North Newton nor the Knights have any future games scheduled.

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