Newton County Academy's game last Thursday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Russell Christian Academy Warriors out 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Newton County Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Newton County Academy's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Vitaly Ferguson, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Newton County Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Russell Christian Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Newton County Academy will take on Prentiss Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newton County Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Prentiss Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Russell Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Victory Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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