Newmarket dropped their record down to 7-2 on Monday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins on the road. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Portsmouth Christian Academy Eagles. The Mules were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Eagles' pitchers proved too tough.
As for Portsmouth Christian Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
For Portsmouth Christian Academy's part, Cai Summers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Summers was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Newmarket will take on rival Epping at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mules 1.9, the Blue Devils 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Portsmouth Christian Academy is set to face off against their familiar foe Franklin at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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