Baseball Preview: Southeast Pirates vs. Newton Falls Tigers
The Southeast Pirates will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Newton Falls Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Southeast sitting on three straight victories and Newton Falls on 12.
Last Tuesday, Southeast narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Rootstown 8-7.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Newton Falls gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They never let Memorial onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Newton Falls let Cameron Huff and Leland Vargo loose on the outfield. Huff scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Vargo scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Owen Gazda was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Southeast is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Newton Falls, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7-1.
Southeast might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Newton Falls in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Can Southeast avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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