South Newton extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 21 on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 0-16 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-6 heartbreaker at the hands of the Hebron Hawks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-0 on Saturday.
South Newton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keaton Luttrell, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four stolen bases and two runs. Another was Thomas Applegate, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
As for Hebron, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-8-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games.
On Hebron's side, Camden Mulhern looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Mulhern a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Owen Walstra, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Adam Gill was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Looking ahead, South Newton will be playing at home against Seeger at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The Patriots will aim to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Hebron, they will take on Hammond Morton at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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