In what's become a running theme this season, Newton County Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Laurel Christian Lions a 13-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Newton County Academy has won by exactly 13 runs.
Steven Duke made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Duke has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Duke was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Newton County Academy got a massive performance out of Jackson Bunyard, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Logan Heidelberg was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Newton County Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Laurel Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Newton County Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Laurel Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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