Softball Preview: Newcomerstown Trojans vs. Strasburg-Franklin Tigers
Newcomerstown is 0-10 against Strasburg-Franklin since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Newcomerstown Trojans will look to defend their home field against the Strasburg-Franklin Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Newcomerstown narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Tuscarawas Central Catholic 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Newcomerstown.
Meanwhile, Strasburg-Franklin put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against Garaway as Strasburg-Franklin made off with a 12-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Strasburg-Franklin as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
Strasburg-Franklin let Olivia Spidell and Rylee Becker loose on the outfield. Spidell went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run, while Becker scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Ella Gilkerson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Newcomerstown's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Strasburg-Franklin, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Newcomerstown suffered a grim 17-4 defeat to Strasburg-Franklin in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Newcomerstown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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