Baseball Recap: East Newton Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Patriots

Previous 3 Games

04/15/25 vs McDonald County	7-5
04/14/25 vs Pierce City	10-6
04/11/25 vs Dadeville	9-4

East Newton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the McDonald County Mustangs 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Patriots have posted since March 29th.

East Newton pushed their record up to 7-6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for McDonald County, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Coming up, East Newton will host Aurora at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Patriots' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Houn Dawgs have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season. McDonald County has already played their next contest (against Branson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.