Newfane can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Royalton-Hartland Rams and snuck past 4-2. For Newfane, this counts as revenge for the 23-2 loss Royalton-Hartland walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
For Royalton-Hartland's part, Ethan Kuzma was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Kuzma was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Evan Poeller made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Newfane's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Royalton-Hartland, their record is now 7-6.
Newfane will have a chance to go back-to-back against Royalton-Hartland: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.
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