Newport Harbor waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Laguna Beach Breakers a 1-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Newport Harbor also won the last time the pair played last Monday.
Charlie Ragatz looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Newport Harbor's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Williams, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Newport Harbor has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-13 record this season. As for Laguna Beach, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-16.
Newport Harbor will have a chance to go back-to-back against Laguna Beach: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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