The Newport Buffaloes will challenge the Greenwood Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Newport is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Upper Dauphin Area on Friday. They came up short against the Trojans, falling 12-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Buffaloes in their meetings with the Trojans: they've now lost three in a row.
Jameson Cummins
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Newport saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jameson Cummins, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Cummins is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Greenwood's offense. They lost 11-0 to Halifax on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Greenwood's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Newport's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Greenwood, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-9.
Newport took their victory against Greenwood when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 16-1 score. Will the Buffaloes repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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