Serena entered their tilt with Newark with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They never let the Newark Norsemen onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Wednesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Serena also won the last time the pair played on Tuesday.
Beau Raikes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over 6.2 innings pitched. Raikes has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Raikes was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Wesley Hendricks, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Tanner Faivre, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Newark's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Carlson, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Serena's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-11. As for Newark, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-19.
Serena will head out on the road to challenge Fieldcrest at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Newark, they will be playing at home against Parkview Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Parkview Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season.
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