The Newman Greenies will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Willow Lions at 6:30 p.m. Newman has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with eight, while Willow will come in with nine straight victories.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Newman's offense. They fell victim to a rough 8-0 loss at the hands of St. Charles Catholic on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that Newman has lost by exactly eight runs.
Meanwhile, Willow put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on Fisher with a sharp 18-3 win. Willow's victory was all the more impressive since Fisher was averaging only 3.87 runs allowed on the season.
Newman's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Willow, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 12-5.
Newman took their victory against Willow when the teams last played back in February of 2016 by a conclusive 15-0. Does Newman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Willow turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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