Newton has won 17 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Casey-Westfield has won 17 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Eagles will welcome the Warriors at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Newton 1.8, Casey-Westfield 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Newton's offense. They fell just short of Tolono Unity by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Casey-Westfield's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Saturday. They never let Mater Dei get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won 21 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Ava Goble made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, Casey-Westfield let Gabriela Frye and Lucy Moore run wild. Frye went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Moore went 1-for-3 with one home run. Tristan Ring was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Casey-Westfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .303 or higher in ten consecutive matchups.
Having lost for the first time this season, Newton fell to 19-1. As for Casey-Westfield, their win bumped their record up to 26-3.
Newton took their victory against Casey-Westfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 9-0 score. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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