East Juniata is 2-8 against Newport since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Juniata Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Newport Buffaloes at 6:00 p.m.
East Juniata is is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. Their rough 13-3 defeat to Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that East Juniata has lost by exactly ten runs.
Clark Ritzman and Kolten Martin stepped up to the plate in a big way. Ritzman went 1-for-4 with a home run, while Martin went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, East Juniata lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Newport waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with an 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for Newport, who have now won four matches by six runs or more so far this season.
East Juniata's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Newport, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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