Cougars
| 02/28/26 @ Brandon | 1 |
| 02/27/26 vs Lake | 12 |
| 02/26/26 @ Union | 3 |
| 02/24/26 vs Clarkdale | 11 |
| 02/20/26 @ Lake | 4 |
| + 4 more games |
Newton County has gone a perfect 8-0 against Union recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Cougars will host the Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. Newton County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Newton County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Brandon on Saturday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1. The matchup marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Newton County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Addy, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Addy has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-6 heartbreaker at the hands of Petal.
Having lost for the first time this season, Newton County fell to 8-1. As for Union, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6-1.
Newton County was able to grind out a solid win over Union when the teams last played on Thursday, winning 3-0. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Yellowjackets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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