Redwater and New Boston are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Redwater Dragons will head out on the road to challenge the New Boston Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Redwater will be strutting in after a win while New Boston will be coming in after a loss.
Redwater put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season last Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Hooks.
Brody Johnson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Johnson was also big at the plate, getting four hits from his four at bats.
Johnson wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Levi Johnson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Nicklas Pappas was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, New Boston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Hooks by a score of 5-3.
Like Redwater, New Boston also got a great game from a two-way player: Connor Bobbitt. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Bobbitt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bobbitt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Redwater back to even at 9-9-1. As for New Boston, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Redwater came up short against New Boston when the teams last played on March 6th, falling 9-5. Can Redwater avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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