After having lost a blowout in their previous game, Newton was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Grayson Rams. This was a revenge matchup for Newton, as the team was forced to settle for a 12-2 loss when these two played last Wednesday.
Josh Brown looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jerome Mays, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Grayson's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Arroyos, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Grayson didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Newton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-17 record this season. As for Grayson, they dropped their record down to 14-12 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Newton will be playing at home against South Gwinnett at 5:55 p.m. on Monday. Newton is facing South Gwinnett at the right time seeing as South Gwinnett is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Grayson, they will head out on the road to square off against Archer at 5:55 p.m. on Monday. Grayson is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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