White County Central is on a nine-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Newport a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The White County Central Bears will welcome the Newport Greyhounds at 4:30 p.m. White County Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, White County Central didn't have quite enough to beat Central Arkansas Christian and fell 7-6.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Newport's offense. They lost 15-0 to Walnut Ridge on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Greyhounds have lost by exactly 15 runs.
White County Central's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Newport, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Newport's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: White County Central hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .360. It's a different story for Newport, though, as they've only averaged .244. Will they be able to contain White County Central's hitters?
White County Central might still be hurting after the 22-8 loss they got from Newport when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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