Newman Central Catholic stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard in their second game on Friday. They beat the Erie Cardinals by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-1. The win was familiar territory for Newman Central Catholic who now have three in a row.
Evan Bushman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Isaiah Williams and Ashton Miner did most of the damage at the plate: Williams scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Miner went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Miner has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brendan Tunink, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Newman Central Catholic's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3-1. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.3 runs. As for Erie, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Newman Central Catholic didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 7-3 win vs. Dixon on the 13th. As for Erie, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Orion at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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