Baseball Preview: Newsome Wolves vs. Sickles Gryphons
The Newsome Wolves will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Sickles Gryphons at 7:00 p.m. Newsome is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Newsome had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Steinbrenner.
Ryan Spitzer was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Sickles put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Wesley Chapel. Sickles skirted past Wesley Chapel 1-0. The win was nothing new for Sickles as they're now sitting on three straight.
Carter LeBlanc tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sickles' victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Michael Bynum, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Newsome's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-5. As for Sickles, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Newsome might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Sickles in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Newsome, Caden McDonald (who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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