Huntington is 3-0 against Newton since April of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Huntington Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Newton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Huntington is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Huntington narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Woodville 3-2. The win was just what Huntington needed coming off of a 16-1 defeat in their prior matchup.
Huntington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Green, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Shives, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Newton was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They suffered a rough 12-1 defeat at the hands of Diboll.
Huntington's victory bumped their record up to 11-4-1. As for Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10-1.
Huntington took their win against Newton in their previous matchup on March 5th by a conclusive 22-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Huntington since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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