For the first time this season, Newberry will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will challenge the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Wednesday, Newberry came up short against Episcopal School of Jacksonville and fell 4-1.
Tavis Honeycutt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run.
Meanwhile, P.K. Yonge didn't have quite enough to beat Bradford on Tuesday and fell 5-4. The Blue Wave have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Darius Medley was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4. P.K. Yonge is 8-3 when Medley posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Davis, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Newberry's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for P.K. Yonge, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
Everything went Newberry's way against P.K. Yonge in their previous meeting back in March of 2019, as Newberry made off with an 8-1 victory. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Wave turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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