North Newton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They never let the DeMotte Christian Knights onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory North Newton has managed all season.
Evan Gagnon made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Gagnon has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gagnon was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Patrick Barry was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Collin Williams, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On DeMotte Christian's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayce Bultema, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
North Newton pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for DeMotte Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
North Newton will head out on the road to take on Frontier at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. North Newton's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Frontier's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for DeMotte Christian, they will be playing at home against Hammond Academy of Science & Tech at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. DeMotte Christian has given up an average of 8.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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