For the second straight game, Assumption will face off against Newman. The Royals will welcome the Fighting Cardinals at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Someone's luck will take a turn for the better: Assumption has lost three straight at home , while Newman has lost five on the road.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Assumption turned things around against Newman on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Fighting Cardinals 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Royals have posted against the Fighting Cardinals since May 4, 2017.
For Newman's part, Carson Rice put in work while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Rice has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was his first of the season.
Rice wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Owen Reeves, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. That hit marked the first that Reeves has got this season.
Newman's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Assumption, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 2-9.
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