The McIntosh Chiefs will head out on the road to face off against the Newnan Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
McIntosh is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Langston Hughes 18-8 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chiefs.
Kyle Marhefka was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-2. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Bennett Cherry also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
McIntosh always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .659. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Newnan had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.9 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over the Wildcats. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won ten matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Newnan's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for McIntosh, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.
McIntosh was able to grind out a solid win over Newnan when the teams last played back in February of 2022, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for McIntosh 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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