Charleston and Newton are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Charleston Trojans will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Newton Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Charleston is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Charleston is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Centralia by a score of 10-9. That's two games in a row now that Charleston has lost by just one run.
Avery Beals was cooking despite her team's loss, going 5-for-5 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Blair Ritchey was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Newton put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Casey-Westfield a 9-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Newton.
Charleston's defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Newton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
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