Strasburg-Franklin is 10-0 against Newcomerstown since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Strasburg-Franklin Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Newcomerstown Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Strasburg-Franklin will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Ridgewood, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Strasburg-Franklin never let Ridgewood onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Strasburg-Franklin.
The result came thanks to Alex Burkett's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Strasburg-Franklin's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Derek Rissler, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Newcomerstown can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Beallsville with a sharp 13-1 win. 13 seems to be a good number for Newcomerstown as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Strasburg-Franklin has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Newcomerstown, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-3.
Everything went Strasburg-Franklin's way against Newcomerstown when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Strasburg-Franklin made off with a 6-0 victory. Does Strasburg-Franklin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newcomerstown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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