DeMotte Christian fell victim to North Newton and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 13-0 loss at the hands of the North Newton Spartans. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for DeMotte Christian in their matchups with North Newton: they've now lost three in a row.
For North Newton's part, Patrick Barry and Collin Williams made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Barry didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Williams pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Barry scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Williams scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Evan Gagnon was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Joe Bijak, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
DeMotte Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for North Newton, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
While DeMotte Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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