The Greenwood Wildcats will head out to challenge the Newport Buffaloes at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither Greenwood nor Newport posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Halifax hit Greenwood with a four-run first inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. Greenwood came up short against Halifax, falling 11-0. The defeat continues a trend for Greenwood in their meetings with Halifax: they've now lost seven in a row.
Upper Dauphin Area hit Newport with a four-run fourth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Buffaloes lost 12-1 to the Trojans. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Buffaloes have suffered against the Trojans since May 5, 2022.
Newport saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jameson Cummins, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Cummins is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Newport's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Greenwood, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Greenwood might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from Newport when the teams last played back in March. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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