The New Hope Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Etowah Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, everything went New Hope's way against Randolph School as New Hope made off with a 7-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for New Hope.
Dawson Cambron made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cambron was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and a triple.
In other pitching news, Andrew Dudley looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Riley Schutte was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Grant Maples, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Etowah had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Wildcats.
New Hope is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-12 record this season. As for Etowah, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4.
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