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| 04/19/24 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 04/21/23 - Away | 9-2 W |
| 05/25/22 - Home | 2-1 W |
Freeburg has gone a perfect 3-0 against Newton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Midgets will challenge the Eagles at 4:00 p.m.
Freeburg made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Salem, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Midgets fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 4-2 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Midgets have suffered since March 21st.
Freeburg saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Joseph, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one double. Katelyn Whitworth also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Newton put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Paris with a sharp 13-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Newton pushed their record up to 16-0 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average this season. As for Freeburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
Freeburg skirted past Newton 2-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Midgets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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