South Newton is 1-8 against North Newton since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The South Newton Rebels will look to defend their home field against the North Newton Spartans at 4:30 p.m.
On Monday, South Newton came up short against Fountain Central and fell 8-3. South Newton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, North Newton had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Monday. They beat the Eagles by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. The result was nothing new for North Newton, who have now won nine games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Sydney Rainford was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Rainford has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rainford was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Summer Wynn was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with a home run, two triples, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Paige Culbreth, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
South Newton's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for North Newton, they pushed their record up to 15-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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