After flying high against Oak Hills last Saturday, Beechwood came back down to earth. The Beechwood Tigers lost 12-5 to the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds on Monday. Beechwood was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Newport Central Catholic apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Kegan Hutton put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Hutton was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Shawn Sowder made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Beechwood's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-12. As for Newport Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 8-18.
Beechwood will play host again on Wednesday to welcome St. Henry, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Beechwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Newport Central Catholic, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Simon Kenton at 7:00 p.m.
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