Baseball Recap: Newton Picks Up Fifth Straight Win at Home

Rams

Previous 3 Games

02/18/25 vs Walnut Grove	1-0
02/15/25 @ Eastside	15-0
02/15/25 @ Alcovy	15-0

Newton's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They never let the Walnut Grove Warriors onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. For the Rams, this counts as revenge for the 5-2 win the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2019.

Newton's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kendall Turner, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Newton pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Walnut Grove, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Coming up, Newton will take on Mount Vernon at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mount Vernon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Newton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Walnut Grove, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Jackson at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.