Harding is 0-3 against Newton Falls since May of 2022 but things could change on Thursday. The Raiders will head out to face off against the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Harding will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Howland, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Raiders sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Tigers on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Gummy Hart made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Hart was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Bryttain Fuller
| 05/06/25 vs Howland | 3 |
| 04/28/25 vs Austintown-Fitch | 1 |
| 04/22/25 vs Boardman | 1 |
| 04/18/25 @ Struthers | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Washington | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryttain Fuller, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jacob Borsic, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Newton Falls had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Golden Flashes.
Newton Falls pushed their record up to 10-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Harding, their record is now 12-8.
Harding might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Newton Falls in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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