After flying high against Mary Persons last Saturday, Newton came back down to earth. The Newton Rams fell 5-1 to the Walnut Grove Warriors on Tuesday. The loss was the Rams' first of the season.
Newton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devontae Hardeman, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. Hardeman also put up a hit, which was his first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Newton fell to 4-1. As for Walnut Grove, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Coming up, Newton will be playing in front of their home fans against Heritage at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday. Newton's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Heritage's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Walnut Grove, they will head out on the road to square off against Chestatee at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games Chestatee has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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