There's no place like home for Newberry, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Oak Hall Eagles on Wednesday and snuck past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Newberry, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Zack Marriott tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Newberry saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Desmond Taylor, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Newberry is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Oak Hall, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Newberry will head out on the road to face off against Dunnellon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Dunnellon: 4.1, Newberry: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Oak Hall, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Seven Rivers Christian at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Seven Rivers Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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