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| 04/18/24 - Away | 7-0 W |
| 04/13/23 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 05/14/22 - Away | 14-6 W |
Newton Falls has gone a perfect 3-0 against Harding recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Tigers will host the Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Newton Falls is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Newton Falls proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 11) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Champion 2-1.
Meanwhile, Harding hadn't done well against Howland recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Raiders had just enough and edged out the Tigers 4-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Gummy Hart made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Hart was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, Bryttain Fuller was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Jacob Borsic was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Newton Falls' victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Harding, their victory bumped their record up to 12-8.
Everything went Newton Falls' way against Harding when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Newton Falls made off with a 7-0 win. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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