The Newton Falls Tigers will challenge East at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Newton Falls fell victim to LaBrae and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 1-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Newton Falls hit East with a four-run second inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. East fell 8-3 to Newton Falls.
East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Yadiel Lopez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Lopez 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.
Newton Falls' loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-5. As for East, they dropped their record down to 3-6 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Newton Falls beat East 8-3 in their previous matchup on Wednesday. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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