South Newton was led to victory by Thomas Applegate, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Applegate was dynamite, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits.
Applegate and South Newton will head out on the road to face off against West Central at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Applegate has dominated as far as walks are concerned (he's averaged 1.4 per game this season), but he's got his work cut out for him considering West Central has only allowed 3.75 per game this season.
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