Newton waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the South Gwinnett Comets 12-1. That's more bragging rights for Newton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Devon Hardeman tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Newton got a big performance out of Jerome Mays, who scored two runs and stole two bases. Mays hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. Andre Byrd Jr was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Newton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-17 record this season. As for South Gwinnett, they are on a 15-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-18.
Newton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. South Gwinnett also has no future games currently scheduled.
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