Newberry entered their tilt with Hawthorne with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Hawthorne Hornets onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Newberry also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
Not much got past Madison Rodgers, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Hawthorne off the board. Rodgers has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Newberry saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Tharp, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Hawthorne's side, Kaelyn Williams was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Williams was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Williams wasn't the only one making solid contact as one players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chole Feagle, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Newberry has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Hawthorne, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Newberry will take on Hamilton County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newberry is facing Hamilton County at the right time seeing as Hamilton County is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Hawthorne, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Eastside at 7:00 p.m. Hawthorne will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Eastside will have lost seven straight heading into Friday's game.
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