Baseball Game Preview: Newton Local Indians vs. Fayetteville-Perry Rockets

The Newton Local Indians will head out to challenge the Fayetteville-Perry Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Newton Local's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Fayetteville-Perry's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Newton Local is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Jackson Center get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won 11 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Fayetteville-Perry had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against New Miami on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2.

The win made it two in a row for Newton Local and bumps their season record up to 16-7. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Fayetteville-Perry, their win bumped their record up to 6-15.