After having lost a blowout in their previous game against O'Fallon, Newton was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Dieterich Movin Maroons an 8-0 shutout. For Newton, this counts as revenge for the 10-5 loss Dieterich walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
The result came thanks to Gus Bierman's shutout, as he gave up just five hits.
On the hitting side, David Ferguson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Isaac Flowers, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Newton's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-9. As for Dieterich, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Newton will head out on the road to face off against Mt. Carmel at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Carmel is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. As for Dieterich, they will be playing at home against Teutopolis at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Teutopolis is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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