Newington won the last time they faced Maloney, and things went their way on Friday too. The Newington Nor'easters had just enough and edged the Maloney Spartans out 6-5. That's two games straight that Newington has won by just one run.
For Maloney's part, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mark Whittington, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a triple and an RBI.
Newington has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Maloney, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Newington will play host again on Monday to welcome Rocky Hill, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:45 p.m. The last three games Newington has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Maloney, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Enfield at 5:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Maloney: 3.8, Enfield: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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