It was a good run, but Newton County Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell victim to a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of the Lamar Christian Lions. Newton County Academy was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but Lamar Christian's pitchers proved too tough.
Newton County Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vitaly Ferguson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Lamar Christian's side, TJ Davis spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Ethan Williamson was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Esser, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Newton County Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Lamar Christian, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
Newton County Academy will take on Russell Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newton County Academy is facing Russell Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Russell Christian Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lamar Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Sacred Heart at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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