Newton fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against South on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the South Cougars by a score of 6-5. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Newton in their matchups with South: they've now lost five in a row.
For South's part, they saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Howard, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Howard has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Stauffer, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Newton's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for South, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Newton is on the road again on Tuesday to play Valley Center. Newton is facing Valley Center at the right time seeing as Valley Center is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for South, they will head out on the road to square off against Maize South at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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