Paris had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 8-10 to make it four. They fell just short of the Newton Eagles by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
As for Newton, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-9. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games.
For Newton's part, the result came thanks to Drake Wolf's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks. Wolf also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Eagles are 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-8 otherwise.
At the plate, Newton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Ferguson, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Coming up, Paris will welcome Oakwood at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Newton, they will head out to face off against Marshall at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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