New Deal waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-9 win over the Olton Mustangs. This was payback for New Deal, who suffered a 12-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Tristan Bigham made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Bigham was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ray Alonzo was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Atreyu Wilson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
New Deal has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. As for Olton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-13.
New Deal will have a chance to go back-to-back against Olton: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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