Newcomerstown is 0-10 against Strasburg-Franklin since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Newcomerstown Trojans will be playing at home against the Strasburg-Franklin Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Newcomerstown beats Strasburg-Franklin with 13 runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Newcomerstown blew past Beallsville 13-1. That 12 run margin sets a new team best for Newcomerstown this season.
Meanwhile, while Strasburg-Franklin put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Ridgewood. Strasburg-Franklin skirted past Ridgewood 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Strasburg-Franklin.
The result came thanks to Alex Burkett's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Strasburg-Franklin's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Derek Rissler, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
The win (which was Newcomerstown's third in a row) raised their record to 5-3. As for Strasburg-Franklin, they pushed their record up to 9-9 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Newcomerstown suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Strasburg-Franklin when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Newcomerstown, Joe Fischer (who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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