Newark won the last time they faced Hiawatha, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Newark Norsemen came out on top against the Hiawatha Hawks by a score of 12-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Newark.
Toby Steffen was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Landon Begovac, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Hiawatha's side, Aiden Cooper made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Zac Edwards, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Hiawatha was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newark only posted a batting average of .212.
Newark's victory bumped their record up to 7-17. As for Hiawatha, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-11.
Newark will be playing in front of their home fans against Illinois C at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hiawatha, they will head out on the road to face off against Serena at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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