Baseball Recap: Walton-Verona Bearcats vs. Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds
Walton-Verona won the last time they faced Newport Central Catholic, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Walton-Verona Bearcats walked away with a 5-1 win over the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Walton-Verona.
Mason Howard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bronson Corpus was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Corpus, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Newport Central Catholic's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jt Mumper, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Walton-Verona pushed their record up to 16-7 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Newport Central Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Walton-Verona will face off against St. Henry at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Newport Central Catholic, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Bellevue at 5:00 p.m. Bellevue will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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