South Newton came into Wednesday's match having lost 23 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against the Benton Central Bison on Wednesday as the South Newton Rebels made off with an 18-4 victory. The win was just what South Newton needed coming off of a 13-3 loss in their prior matchup.
Briley Iseminger made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Iseminger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, South Newton got a massive performance out of Lizzie Corbett, who got on base in four of her six plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Standish, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-6.
On Benton Central's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julianna Sibray, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run.
South Newton's victory ended a 13-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2. As for Benton Central, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
South Newton will be playing at home against Kouts at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. South Newton has given up an average of 12 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Benton Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Rensselaer Central at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Benton Central has given up an average of 14.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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