The Newkirk Tigers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Tonkawa Buccaneers at 5:00 p.m. Newkirk is out to stop a eight-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, Newkirk beat Crescent 6-3. The win was just what Newkirk needed coming off of a 20-9 defeat in their prior match.
Cash Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Grady Wood was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Tonkawa's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. Their rough 11-0 loss to Perry might stick with them for a while. The contest marked that first time this season in which Tonkawa was not able to get on the board.
Tonkawa saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Westyn Freeman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Newkirk's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-13. As for Tonkawa, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3.
Newkirk took their win against Tonkawa in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 12-4. Does Newkirk have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tonkawa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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