There's no place like home for North Newton, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the Rensselaer Central Bombers on Monday as the North Newton Spartans made off with an 11-1 victory. This was payback for North Newton, who suffered an 8-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
North Newton let Patrick Barry and Evan Gagnon loose on the outfield. Barry went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run, while Gagnon scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Malcolm Tharp, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
North Newton pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs per game. As for Rensselaer Central, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
North Newton will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Frontier at 5:00 p.m. As for Rensselaer Central, they will head out on the road to take on Lowell at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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