The Juniata Indians will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Newport Buffaloes at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Juniata's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Juniata.
Gage Harlon was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Stoner, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Newport entered their tilt with East Juniata with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Everything went their way against the Tigers on Friday as they made off with a 13-2 win. That looming 13-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Newport yet this season.
Juniata has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Newport, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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