The Greenville Comets will face off against the Newton Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Greenville 3.4, Newton 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Greenville took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Vernon, sneaking past 5-3.
Meanwhile, Newton unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 8-1 to St. Joseph-Ogden. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Eagles have suffered since April 28th.
Newton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Ferguson, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Greenville is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 21 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 24-7.
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