Baseball Preview: Lone Grove Longhorns vs. Newcastle Racers
Lone Grove has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Newcastle Racers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Lone Grove got the win against Davis by a conclusive 13-3.
Meanwhile, Newcastle won against Elgin on Friday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Newcastle put the hurt on Mount St. Mary with a sharp 11-3 win. Winning may never get old, but Newcastle sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jackson Robertson tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Ryder Gibson was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jackson Schanuel, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lone Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4 record this season. As for Newcastle, they pushed their record up to 25-9 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Lone Grove's way against Newcastle when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Lone Grove made off with a 17-2 win. Does Lone Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newcastle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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