Baseball Recap: Newport Has No Trouble Against Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy

Buffaloes

Margin (Wins)

03/22/25 vs Greenwood	15
04/22/25 @ Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy	13
04/04/25 @ East Juniata	11
04/14/25 @ Juniata	10
03/28/25 vs Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy	10

Newport won the last time they faced Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Buffaloes put the hurt on the WolfPack with a sharp 14-1 win. The Buffaloes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by ten runs or more this season.

Aden Banks made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.

In other batting news, Jameson Cummins was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Chris Imler, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Newport has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Newport is set to take on their familiar foe Upper Dauphin Area at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy will challenge rival Line Mountain at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.