Baseball Recap: Newton Wins Going Away Against Rockdale County

Rams

Margin (Wins)

03/13/25 @ Heritage	17
02/15/25 @ Eastside	15
02/15/25 @ Alcovy	15
02/28/25 @ Heritage	11
03/17/25 vs Rockdale County	10

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Westlake, Newton was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Everything went their way against the Rockdale County Bulldogs as the Newton Rams made off with an 11-1 win. Considering the Rams have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Chris Guillory made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Kendall Turner and Dare'On Adkins did most of the damage at the plate: Turner scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Adkins scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. What's more, Turner posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in February. Devontae Hardeman was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Newton's victory bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Rockdale County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-11.

Coming up, Newton will head out to face off against Rockdale County at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday. Newton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Rockdale County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Rockdale County, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 10-0 defeat against Heritage on the 18th.