Newton was sadly handed a defeat on Thursday, but Lucas Ballard did his best to prevent it. Ballard was dynamite, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Ballard and Newton will face off against Locust Grove at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Newton will be headed into this one with a pretty big disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 147 places lower in Georgia), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Ballard? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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