Mid-Carolina is 9-1 against Newberry since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mid-Carolina Rebels will be staying on the road to face off against the Newberry Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Monday just wasn't the day for Mid-Carolina's offense. Their tough 7-0 defeat to Hillcrest on Monday might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Newberry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Fairfield Central by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Newberry has scored all season.
Newberry saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Satterwhite, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mid-Carolina's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1. As for Newberry, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Mid-Carolina took their victory against Newberry when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mid-Carolina since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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