After flying high against Whitmire last Wednesday, Newberry came back down to earth. The Newberry Bulldogs fell just short of the Emerald Vikings by a score of 8-6 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Newberry of the 10-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2019.
Bryce Satterwhite made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Brown, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Newberry's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-10-1. As for Emerald, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-2.
Newberry will be playing at home against Abbeville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Emerald, they will head out on the road to challenge Union County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Union County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Emerald's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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