Newton and South are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Newton Railroaders are on the road again on Friday to play the South Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Newton fell victim to a tough 11-2 defeat at the hands of Maize. Newton has struggled against Maize recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, South was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Hutchinson by a score of 5-4.
South got a good showing from Caden Stauffer, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Kolton Herbel was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Ryan Brown was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Newton's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for South, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
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