Newark lost against Tri-Valley back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Newark Wildcats took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tri-Valley Scotties. Newark has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Tri-Valley's part, Brady Kaufman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Kaufman has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kaufman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Kaufman wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ethan McClellan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Newark's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Tri-Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 20-2-1.
Newark will head out on the road to face off against Upper Arlington at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last six games Upper Arlington has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Tri-Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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