The South Newton Rebels are taking a road trip to take on the Iroquois West Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Newton will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, South Newton turned things around against DeMotte Christian on Monday. They never let the Knights get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory. With that win, the Rebels brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Briley Iseminger
| 05/12/25 @ DeMotte Christian | 7 |
| 05/10/25 @ North Judson-San Pierre | 6 |
| 05/05/25 @ West Central | 2 |
| 05/03/25 @ Faith Christian | 5 |
| 05/03/25 vs Northwestern | 3 |
| + 4 more games |
Briley Iseminger was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cora Groover, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Violet Buckley also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Iroquois West's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 7-2 to Salt Fork.
Iroquois West saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Bork, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
South Newton's record is now 7-8. As for Iroquois West, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-14.
South Newton might still be hurting after the 19-4 loss they got from Iroquois West in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Rebels avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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