The Susquenita Blackhawks will head out on the road to challenge the Newport Buffaloes at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Susquenita is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
After soaring to 17 runs the game before, Susquenita was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. Their rough 7-0 defeat to Halifax might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Susquenita in their matchups with Halifax: they've now lost six in a row.
Susquenita saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Schoppy, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Newport has not done well against West Perry recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Newport's pitchers stepped up to hand West Perry a 4-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Newport.
Susquenita's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Newport, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Susquenita came up short against Newport in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 3-0. Can Susquenita avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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